Ada County Wildfire Response Plan...Wildfire incidents can endanger human life, cause extensive property damage and result in significant harm to the environment. . This Wildfire Plan

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Ada County Wildfire

Response Plan

August 2018

Ada County Ada County Highway District City of Boise City of Eagle

City of Garden City City of Kuna City of Meridian City of Star

Eagle Fire District Kuna Rural Fire Protection District North Ada County Fire & Rescue Star Joint Fire Protection District Whitney Fire Protection District

7200 Barrister Drive ♦ Boise ID 83704-9293 ♦ (208) 577-4750 ♦ www.adaprepare.id.gov

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Emergency Instructions

To use this plan in a Wildfire Emergency find and follow the appropriate Roles and Responsibilities description list.

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Forward Wildfire incidents can endanger human life, cause extensive property damage and result in significant harm to the environment. . This Wildfire Plan was developed to assist this community in dealing with the wide variety of wildfire hazards that exist locally. By training on and following this plan emergency responders can reduce the danger to themselves and the general public and lessen the likelihood and extent of damage to property and the environment. It is to be used in conjunction with the existing Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) and standard operating procedures maintained by the local jurisdictions and special purpose districts. Using the EOPs as the foundation for response permits the already established processes for multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional coordination to be implemented during a wildfire emergency. Doug Hardman, Director Ada County Emergency Management

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Distribution List

The plan is distributed electronically to all jurisdictions, agencies, stake holders and officials listed below. It is available to the public online at:

https://adacounty.id.gov/emergencymanagement/emergency-plans/local-state-federal-plans/#Local_Response_Plans

Ada County 911 Dispatch Ada County Highway District Ada County Assessor Ada County Commissioners Ada County Coroner Ada County Development Services Ada County Fairgrounds Ada County Operations Ada County Paramedics Ada County Parks Ada County Prosecutor Ada County Sheriff American Red Cross Boise Airport Boise Planning and Development Boise City Councilperson Boise Emergency Preparedness Office Boise Fire Department Boise Mayor Boise Parks Department Boise Police Department Boise Public Works Boise Risk Management Boise State University Central District Health Department Community Planning Association Eagle Fire District Eagle Police Eagle Mayor Flood Control District #10 Garden City Mayor

Garden City Police Department Healthsouth Treasure Valley Hospital Idaho Office of Emergency Management Idaho Department of Fish and Game Idaho Department of Lands Idaho State Communication Center Idaho Transportation Department Idaho Power Idaho State Police Kuna Fire District Kuna Mayor Meridian City Clerk Meridian Fire Department Meridian Mayor Meridian Police Department Micron National Weather Service North Ada County Fire & Rescue District Orchard Training Center Fire Department Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Saint Luke’s Regional Medical Center Star Fire District Star Police Star Mayor SUEZ US Bureau of Land Management US Forest Service Valley Regional Transit Veterans Administration Medical Center Whitney Fire District



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Promulgation Page

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Table of contents 1. Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1

2. Authorities............................................................................................................................... 1

2.1. STATE OF IDAHO .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2.2. FEDERAL ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

3. Situation and Assumptions ..................................................................................................... 2

3.1. SITUATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 3.2. ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 4

4. Relationship to other Plans ..................................................................................................... 4

5. Reviewing, Exercising and Updating the Plan ....................................................................... 5

5.1. REVIEWING THIS PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 5 5.2. EXERCISING THIS PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 5 5.3. UPDATING THIS PLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 5

6. Training and Personal Protective Equipment ......................................................................... 5

6.1. WILDFIRE TRAINING ......................................................................................................................................... 5 6.2. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS ................................................................................................... 5 6.3. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING .......................................................................................... 6

7. Incident Command and Coordination ..................................................................................... 6

7.1. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................ 6 7.2. WHO’S IN CHARGE .......................................................................................................................................... 6 7.3. JURISDICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................................................. 7 7.4. UNIFIED COMMAND......................................................................................................................................... 7 7.5. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM ......................................................................................................................... 8 7.6. CITY COORDINATION CENTERS ........................................................................................................................... 8 7.7. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ...................................................................................................................... 9

8. Wildfire Notification and Communications ............................................................................ 9

8.1. WILDFIRE NOTIFICATION AND DISPATCHING ......................................................................................................... 9 8.2. WILDFIRE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 9 8.3. PUBLIC WARNING .......................................................................................................................................... 10

9. Initial Actions........................................................................................................................ 10

9.1. SITUATION ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................. 10 9.2. PRIORITY OF GOALS ....................................................................................................................................... 11 9.3. COMMAND POST AND OTHER ICS FACILITIES ...................................................................................................... 11 9.4. EVACUATION ................................................................................................................................................ 11 9.5. ACCESS AND ROAD CLOSURES .......................................................................................................................... 11 9.6. SEARCH AND RESCUE ...................................................................................................................................... 12

10. Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................ 13

10.1. LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE........................................................................................................ 13

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10.2. CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL ................................................................................................................................. 13 10.3. INCIDENT COMMANDER .................................................................................................................................. 14 10.4. ADA COUNTY DISPATCH (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 2) ............................................................................... 17 10.5. FIRE SERVICE (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 4, 9, 10) .................................................................................... 19 10.6. LAW ENFORCEMENT (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 9, 13) ............................................................................. 21 10.7. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 8B) .................................................................. 22 10.8. CORONER (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 8B) ................................................................................................ 22 10.9. HEALTH DEPARTMENT (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 8A) ............................................................................... 23 10.10. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 5) .................................................................... 24 10.11. AMERICAN RED CROSS (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 6) ............................................................................ 25 10.12. HIGHWAY DISTRICT (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 1A) .............................................................................. 26 10.13. VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 1B) .................................................................... 26 10.14. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 3) ................................................................. 27 10.15. BUILDING DEPARTMENTS (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 3)......................................................................... 27

11. Requesting Federal Resources .......................................................................................... 28

12. Self-Deployed Responders................................................................................................ 28

13. Documentation .................................................................................................................. 28

14. Weather ............................................................................................................................. 28

15. Red Flag Warnings ........................................................................................................... 29

16. Responder Communications ............................................................................................. 29

16.1. COMMUNICATIONS PLAN ................................................................................................................................ 29 16.2. PLAIN LANGUAGE .......................................................................................................................................... 29 16.3. INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 29 16.4. ADA COUNTY INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................................................. 30

17. Evacuation/Search Marking System ................................................................................. 31

18. Methods for Alerting the Public ....................................................................................... 32

18.1. COMMUNITY MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (CODE RED) ....................................................................................... 32 18.2. SOCIAL MEDIA .............................................................................................................................................. 32 18.3. IDAHO STATE ALERT & WARNING SYSTEM (ISAWS) ............................................................................................ 32 18.4. EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) ................................................................................................................... 32 18.5. TELEVISION AND RADIO NEWS/PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ......................................................................... 32 18.6. LOUDSPEAKERS ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES/DOOR TO DOOR .................................................................................. 33

19. Public Warning Information ............................................................................................. 33

19.1. EAS ACTIVATION PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................................... 34 19.2. EVACUATION PRE-SCRIPTED MESSAGE .............................................................................................................. 35

20. Methods for Informing the Public..................................................................................... 36

20.1. JOINT INFORMATION CENTER (JIC) ................................................................................................................... 36 20.2. LEAD PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER ................................................................................................................ 36 20.3. PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 37

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21. Incident Organization Tools ............................................................................................. 38

21.1. 18 SITUATIONS THAT SHOUT “WATCH OUT” ...................................................................................................... 38 21.2. TEN STANDARD ORDERS/LCES ........................................................................................................................ 39 21.3. LCES PLANNING AID ...................................................................................................................................... 40 21.4. INITIAL FIRE SIZE-UP ...................................................................................................................................... 41 21.5. ADA COUNTY WILDFIRE INCIDENT ORGANIZER .................................................................................................... 42 21.6. INCIDENT RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................................... 43 21.7. EVACUATION INFORMATION SHEET ................................................................................................................... 44 21.8. INCIDENT COMPLEXITY.................................................................................................................................... 45 21.9. NWCG WILDLAND FIRE RISK/COMPLEXITY ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 45

22. Emergency Contact Information ....................................................................................... 56

23. Agency Identifiers ............................................................................................................. 57

24. Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program .................................................... 74

24.1. FMAG APPLICATION PROCESS ......................................................................................................................... 74 24.2. FMAG ASSISTANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 75 24.3. FMAG ELIGIBLE WORK .................................................................................................................................. 75 24.4. FMAG DECISION CHECKLIST ........................................................................................................................... 76 24.5. FMAG SUBGRANT EXAMPLE ........................................................................................................................ 77

25. Acronyms and Definitions ................................................................................................ 78

25.1. ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................................. 78 25.2. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 79 25.3. ESF DEFINITIONS........................................................................................................................................... 84

1 Wildfire Plan AUGUST 2018

1. Purpose The purpose of this plan is to serve as a supplemental document to the community EOPs that provides wildfire specific information and procedures; and To provide for life safety for responders and the populace; and To rapidly coordinate fire control activities and actions required to initiate an operation; and To minimize damage to valued resources and the environment from the adverse effects of wildfire incidents; and To ensure the safest, most efficient and effective use of resources; and To establish cooperative agency resource ordering procedures, command, and communications methods; and To facilitate implementation of the Ada County Wildfire Mutual Aid Agreement (Automatic Aid/BLM Mutual Aid; and To develop community awareness and understanding of the wildfire hazard and prepare for the accurate and timely provision of information during wildfire emergencies.

2. Authorities The following is a partial list of laws and regulations pertinent to wildfire planning in Ada County.

2.1. State of Idaho

• Idaho Disaster Preparedness Act of 1975, amended by the Idaho Homeland Security Act of 2004, Idaho Title 46-10

• Idaho Fire Code 2006, 104.11 and 104.11.1 • Idaho Forestry Act, Title 38-Chapter 1 (Idaho Code). • Idaho Emergency Operations Plan, November, 2012 • Idaho Title 31 – 20, County Officers In General • Idaho Title 31 – 22, Sheriff - Search and Rescue • Idaho Title 46 – 1008, Evacuations • Idaho Title 59 – 14, Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act • Idaho State Disaster Preparedness Act, Section 46-1001; concerns disaster emergencies

in Idaho • Idaho Code, Section 42-3808; provides for Emergency Waivers necessary to protect life

and property • Ada County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC); conducts emergency

planning in Ada County


2.2. Federal

• This Wildfire Response Plan follows the principles of the Incident Command System and is compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), as per Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5.

• The Wildfire Response Plan is consistent with the Presidential Directive 8 (PPD8) guidance; and is part of the larger capability building efforts within Ada County to protect, prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from disasters both man-made and natural.

• Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, PL 920. • Public Law 94-148 (16 USC 565a-1-3). • Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (as amended), PL 93-288. • Reciprocal Fire Protection Act of 1955 (42 USC 1856). • Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 USC 2101) • Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 USC 315). • Federal Land Policy & Management Act of 1976 (43 USC 1701). • Economy Act of 1932, Section 501 (31 USC 586) as amended • Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, PL 103 325. • Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, as amended • Granger-Thye Act of 1950 (16 USC 572). • Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006

3. Situation and Assumptions

3.1. Situation This section summarizes local conditions, which influence the content of the Ada County Wildfire Response Plan.

• Ada County is approximately 1055 square miles in size, with a population of approximately 450,000 people. Roughly half of this land is public, while the other half is privately owned. Terrain ranges from 5900 feet in elevation in the northern mountains, to 2450 feet elevation along the broad southern floodplains.

• The climate in Ada County may be described as semiarid (dry and temperate). Most summers are dominated by a typical upland continental climate, with rainfall confined to occasional afternoon or evening thundershowers. Maximum temperatures of one hundred degrees or higher occur nearly every summer. Winds generally flow from the southeast down the Snake River valley at night and up the valley from the northwest during the daytime. Annual precipitation ranges from about ten inches in the southwest to twenty+ inches in the foothills north and east of Boise.

• Ada County contains federal (Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service), State (Idaho Department of Lands, Fish and Game Department), local, and private lands. The county includes many acres of grassland/sagebrush and a small amount of timbered land.


• Wildfires occur with varying frequency and intensity every year in Ada County. • Continued migration from urban to rural areas has created a unique environment, an

interface, between the urban areas and rural areas dense with vegetation. The vegetation (trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants) is abundant and flammable. These interface areas, where manmade structures are integrated into abundant, flammable vegetation, have created a fire protection challenge that increases in complexity annually. As interface areas grow both in size and number, the probability of more fires and greater losses increases.

• Wildfires may be caused by natural or human actions. The primary natural ignition source is lightning. Human sources include fireworks, power lines, campfires, motor vehicles and machinery (chain saws, lawnmowers, etc.). The other human source is arson.

• The resources of districts, cities, counties, Idaho State or the federal government, separately or in combination, may be required to cope with the situation. Trained federal, state and local emergency response personnel are available to assist in response activities. However delays can be expected due to the time and location of the incident.

• Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and Eagle Health Plaza, Saint Luke's Regional Medical Center and Meridian Medical Center, Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, as well as numerous other hospitals and medical centers in the Treasure Valley can provide medical treatment for wildfire victims.

• Evacuation is the primary protective action that may be taken to protect citizens at risk from wildfire. Promoting community self-help through public education, standardizing codes and enforcement through city and county ordinances, cohesive multi-agency protocols, creating defensible space, and the use of fire resistive vegetation are key elements to preventing the spread of wildfires.

• Response to a wildfire incident will require a high degree of interagency cooperation and communication.

• Automatic aid by local agencies/districts in conjunction with mutual aid from federal and state agencies will be encouraged.

• A wildfire incident site requires the same prudent management as a crime scene. This will ensure the preservation of evidence regarding the cause of the incident.


• Wildfire incident response agencies may include:

3.2. Assumptions This section describes advance judgments that have been made concerning what might happen in the event of a wildfire.

• A single large fire or multiple small fires may exceed fire-fighting resources. • Hot, dry weather; lightning storms; and high winds can significantly increase the danger

of wildfires. • Certain unforeseen events may occur which may require modifying this plan. The

amount of time available to determine the scope and magnitude of the incident may impact the protective actions recommended.

• Ada County 911 Dispatch Center will follow communications protocols specified in this plan and under 911 Dispatch Center operating policy.

• Communications between Ada County and the Idaho State Emergency Operations Center may be limited or non-existent.

4. Relationship to other Plans The Ada County Wildfire Response Plan provides hazard specific information and role designation. Its principles and concepts are based on the National Response Framework. It is designed to be implemented in conjunction with city standard operating procedures, the county Joint Information System Plan and the county, city and district emergency operations plans. When local capabilities to respond to a wildfire have been exceeded, the Idaho Emergency Operations Plan may be implemented. In addition, plans from assisting federal agencies may also be activated. This plan provides wildfire response information not included the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (Ada County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan).

o Ada County Highway District o Star Fire District

o Ada County Paramedics o Idaho Office of Emergency Management

o Ada County Sheriff's Office o Idaho EMS Communications Center

o Boise Fire Department o Idaho Department of Lands

o Boise Police Department o Idaho Fish and Game Department

o Central District Health Department o Idaho State Police

o Eagle Fire District o Idaho Transportation Department

o Garden City Police Department o US Bureau of Land Management

o Kuna Fire District o US Forest Service

o Meridian Fire Department o US National Weather Service

o Meridian Police Department o And other local, state and federal agencies.


5. Reviewing, Exercising and Updating the Plan

5.1. Reviewing this Plan This plan should be reviewed by the plan holders annually or more often as circumstances require.

5.2. Exercising this Plan 5.2.1. The Emergency Management Office, through the Local Emergency Planning

Committee, is responsible for scheduling, conducting, and evaluating response plan seminars or tabletop exercises for community stakeholders.

5.2.2. An annual tabletop exercise or field simulation exercise may be conducted by response agencies to train personnel on the use of this plan. The plan may be revised based on the results of the exercise After Action Report.

5.3. Updating this Plan 5.3.1. After Action Reports from actual wildfire events may have findings that result

in plan revisions. 5.3.2. Recommended changes to the plan should be sent to the Ada County

Emergency Management Office. 5.3.3. Plans will be provided to agencies and individuals on the plan distribution list.

It is the responsibility of the copy holder to keep individual plans current.

6. Training and Personal Protective Equipment

6.1. Wildfire Training Firefighters should be trained in the Incident Command System appropriate to their level of responsibility. Minimum wildland fire training and qualification are recommended, as identified in the Idaho Department of State Lands operational guide. Annual wildland firefighter recurrent training is recommended, reviewing Standards for Survival, Fire Shelter Use, Fire Behavior, and Wildland Fire Suppression Tactics. Four key factors should be constantly emphasized as central to safe wildfire fighting: Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones (LCES). LCES is much more manageable in crisis situations than the 10 Standard Orders and 18 Situations that Shout Watch Out.

6.2. Protective Equipment and Physical Fitness Minimum standards for personal protective equipment (PPE) as identified in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) or National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) for wildland fire suppression are recommended. Physical fitness recommendations, as identified by the Idaho Department of Lands, are optional, with individual firefighters participating in physical fitness to the best of their abilities.


6.3. National Incident Management System Training In order to satisfy NIMS regulations, at a minimum emergency responders must complete the following courses.

• ICS-100.a: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS) • ICS-200.a: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents • ICS-700.a: National Incident Management System (NIMS) • ICS-800.b: National Response Framework (NRF)

Supervisory positions including Command Staff, Section Chiefs, Strike and Task Force Leaders require appropriate additional ICS courses.

• ICS-300 Intermediate ICS • ICS-400 Advanced ICS

7. Incident Command and Coordination

7.1. Incident Command System The Incident Command System (ICS) will be used in wildfire incident response. The ICS is a flexible management tool that allows local, state, federal, and private entities to be integrated under a single command structure. Designating the use of ICS for incident response is consistent across all jurisdictional EOPs in Ada County.

7.2. Who’s In Charge Each municipal jurisdiction in Ada County has an Incident Command agency for wildfire. This agency will be in charge of wildfire response within their jurisdiction. They will be supported by other agencies, districts and departments through automatic and mutual aid agreements.

7.2.1. Each fire-fighting agency in Ada County will assume incident command responsibility for wildfires within their jurisdiction. For fires affecting more than one fire jurisdiction, the agencies involved should employ the Unified Command concept. Once unified command has been established, one person functioning as Operations Chief will be assigned to manage all interagency fire operations. There are some areas of Ada County that are not in any fire agency’s jurisdiction. Wildfires in these areas will be investigated and fought at the discretion of the adjacent fire agencies or incidence under existing automatic and mutual aid agreements.

7.2.2. Regardless of which agency has primary responsibility for a particular fire scene, the department which arrives first will assume incident command as the initial attack Incident Commander (IC). If the officer who assumes command is not qualified to manage the incident, they should transfer command to the first qualified person with jurisdictional authority to arrive at the scene. The IC will direct fire-fighting efforts until Incident Command responsibility is transferred to another qualified individual. To ensure firefighter safety, it is critical that all personnel are informed of the name of the Incident Commander, especially when there is a change in command.


7.3. Jurisdictions and Responsibilities The following local fire agencies have primary wildfire protection responsibility within their jurisdictions:

• Boise Fire Department • Eagle Fire District • Kuna Fire District • Meridian Fire Department • North Ada County Fire & Rescue (Boise Fire Department) • Star Joint Fire Protection District • Whitney Fire Protection District (Boise Fire Department)

7.3.1. Structural firefighting is the responsibility of the local jurisdiction fire agency. 7.3.2. The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has primary fire protection

responsibility on public lands under their jurisdiction, and other agency lands under contract protection.

7.3.3. The BLM has protection agreement responsibility on National Forest land in Ada County. The US Forest Service (USFS) is an assisting agency. Only a small area of USFS land lies within Ada County.

7.3.4. The BLM, through contract, and the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) have fire protection responsibility for public lands in Ada County.

7.3.5. Federal agencies may conduct fire suppression actions on private land without the landowner’s permission when necessary to protect federal lands or in the execution of mutual aid agreements. However federal officials should obtain permission from the landowner where feasible. They should not delay fire suppression action while permission is being sought.

7.3.6. Participating agencies should keep the following records throughout the fire.

• Personnel records • Time keeping records

• Injury records • Equipment repair records

• Dispatch Logs • Equipment return records

• Equipment procurement and use records

7.4. Unified Command When a fire burns or threatens the lands of more than one agency a unified command may be established, depending on the size of the fire. To facilitate communications, the members of a unified command should always work at the same Incident Command Post. A wildfire burning in more than one jurisdiction will be considered a major incident. Unified Command’s functions include:

• Create objectives and define priorities • Decide on Operations Chief


• Designate Operational Periods. • Decide on cost share agreements of each party to finance the suppression of that fire. • Decide on whom, from Unified Command will be the spokesperson. • Select Command Staff (Public Information Officer, Safety, and Liaison) and General

Staff where needed. • Decide on major expenditures whenever the suppression plan must be modified,

including mop up and patrol after demobilization.

7.5. Incident Management Team An Incident Management Team (IMT) is an incident command organization made up of command and general staff members and other appropriate personnel in an ICS organization and can be deployed or activated, as needed.

7.5.1. The purpose of an IMT is to aid in the management of incidents that overwhelm the incident management abilities of local emergency services by strengthening command, control, and communication. Before an IMT may assume Command responsibilities it must receive all necessary Delegations of Authority.

7.5.2. A Delegation of Authority is a statement provided to the Incident Commander by the Agency Executive delegating authority and assigning responsibility.

7.5.3. A Delegation of Authority should contain: objectives, priorities, expectations, constraints, and other considerations as needed. It should be prepared by senior agency personnel and signed by the Agency Executive or designee.

7.5.4. All Delegations of Authority should be reviewed by legal counsel.

7.6. City Coordination Centers Significant wildfire incidents may require activation of a City Coordination Center (CCC) to coordinate resource ordering and provide support.

7.6.1. Jurisdictional EOPs designate the management and coordination activities of each CCC. When activated, the CCC is the first point of assistance and support for the Incident Command structure responding to an event.

7.6.2. The City of Boise CCC is located in City Hall West at 333 N. Mark Stall Pl. in Boise.

7.6.3. The City of Eagle CCC is located in Eagle Fire District Station #1 at 966 Iron Eagle Dr. in Eagle.

7.6.4. The City of Garden City CCC is located in the Garden City Police Department building at 301 E. 50th St. in Garden City.

7.6.5. The City of Kuna CCC is located in Kuna Fire District Station #1 at 150 W. Boise St. in Kuna.

7.6.6. The City of Meridian CCC is located in Meridian Fire Station #1 at 540 E. Franklin Rd. in Meridian.

7.6.7. The City of Star CCC in located in Star City Hall at 10769 W. State St. in Star.


7.7. Emergency Operations Center Large, complex wildfire incidents, involving multiple jurisdictions, may require activation of the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate resource ordering and provide support.

7.7.1. The Ada County EOC is located in the Vernon L. Bisterfeldt Public Safety Building at 7200 Barrister Drive in Boise.

7.7.2. In a multi-jurisdictional incident, a Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group may be designated to provide expertise and oversight in the EOC. A Wildfire MAC Group, which refers to agency administrators, landowners or their representatives, will normally be activated when the character and intensity of the wildfire significantly impacts or involves more than one jurisdiction.

8. Wildfire Notification and Communications

8.1. Wildfire Notification and Dispatching 8.1.1. The Ada County 911 Dispatch Center (911 Dispatch) and the Boise

Interagency Dispatch Center (BIDC) will serve as the 24-hour contact points for notification of wildfire incidents.

8.1.2. When notified of a wildfire 911 Dispatch/BIDC will follow their own internal notification protocols and will also notify the other dispatch center (911 Dispatch/BIDC) of the situation when fires are of a mutual threat to the jurisdictions or at the request of the Incident Commander.

8.1.3. Public Alert and Warning notifications may be requested by the Incident Commander. 911 Dispatch can issue an emergency alert using the Community Mass Notification System (Code Red) or may request the message be delivered through ISAWS and/or the Idaho State Communications Center.

8.2. Wildfire Communications 8.2.1. The 911 Dispatch Center shall use the primary dispatch channel of the initially

responding jurisdiction. See Section 16.4 for a list of channels. If the wildfire is not within a fire jurisdiction or the command channel is unknown to incoming resources the default channel will be Channel 1, until a command channel is established.

8.2.2. The Ada County Interagency Communication Plan will be used on all interagency fires within Ada County. The dispatch center with jurisdictional responsibility will assign channels for each incident in coordination with the other dispatch center.

8.2.3. Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical units should contact the dispatch center for information on the channel(s) designated for interoperable communications.

8.2.4. All coordination between the 911 Dispatch Center and Boise Interagency Dispatch Center (BIDC) will be made by telephone, or an email followed up by telephone confirmation.


8.2.5. Dispatch will assign channels based on a channel's ability to provide optimum radio coverage in the area of the wildfire.

8.2.6. As the incident grows and several agencies become involved communications can become complicated. It is the Incident Commander’s responsibility to ensure that everyone has common communications.

8.2.7. All personnel will use proper radio etiquette and will use clear text for all radio transmissions, including ICS positions and resource designators.

8.2.8. If another wildfire is reported within the same jurisdictional area as the first incident, 911 Dispatch/BIDC will assign a separate channel that will not conflict with other events.

8.3. Public Warning Public warning may be accomplished through a variety of means. Upon the request of the Incident Commander the following means of mass communication may be used:

• Community Mass Notification System (Code Red) – Contact 911 Dispatch • Social Media (Agency Public Information Officers/Joint Information System) • Idaho State Alert and Warning System (ISAWS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts

(WEA) - Contact 911 Dispatch. • Emergency Alert System - Contact 911 Dispatch. • National Weather Service (NOAA Weather Radios) • Television and radio news broadcasts • Vehicles equipped with loudspeakers / Door-to-door

9. Initial Actions

9.1. Situation Assessment The Incident Commander (IC) will immediately assess the situation and report information to the appropriate dispatch center. The IC should consider the following:

• Size-up (evaluate factors, weather probabilities) • Exposures (wild-land fuel bed and structures) • Confinement (topography factors and access) • Extinguishment (resources and personnel available)

When the above items have been evaluated the Incident Commander can select the most appropriate attack method or combination of methods. The Initial Fire Size-Up worksheet or Wildfire Incident Organizer may be used to assist with this process. The “Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide”, produced by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, provides guidance on assessment and initial attack. It is available online at:

https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pms210.pdf



9.2. Priority of Goals First: Life safety Second: Incident stabilization Third: Property conservation

9.3. Command Post and Other ICS Facilities 9.3.1. The IC will set up an Incident Command Post (ICP) in a safe location. The ICP

will be clearly identified with signage and/or lighting. 9.3.2. Other ICS facilities: Staging, Base, etc., should be established as required.

9.4. Evacuation 9.4.1. The Incident Commander will determine if evacuation of threatened areas

should be recommended. The Incident Commander will ensure that provisions are made for evacuating access and functional needs populations.

9.4.2. Evacuation warning/notification should employ any of the appropriate methodologies listed in Section 8.3, Public Warning. An example pre-scripted message is available in Section 19.2

9.4.3. Door- to- Door or vehicle loudspeaker messaging should be carried out by law enforcement agencies whenever possible, or fire agencies if necessary.

9.4.4. Evacuation transportation options include:

• Personal vehicles • Valley Regional Transit vehicles

• Emergency vehicles • Local school busses

• Ada County Paramedics and ValleyRide have vehicles which can accommodate persons with access or functional needs.

• Additional resources may be available through the CCC’s or the County EOC.

9.5. Access and Road Closures 9.5.1. An Incident Commander may barricade or stop the flow of vehicles as needed

and may utilize responsible agencies to assist (International Fire Code 2015, 104.11 and 104.11.1). However, official public road closures may only be ordered by the governing agencies, as needed to protect the public(Ada County Highway District, Idaho Transportation Department).

9.5.2. The Incident Commander will determine perimeters to control access. • Outer Perimeter - Access permitted to all home/land owners and approved

emergency responders. • Inner Perimeter - Access permitted only by approval of Incident Commander

to those actually involved in fighting the wildfire. 9.5.3. At the direction of the Incident Commander, security and access control will be

assigned to the jurisdictional law enforcement agency.


9.6. Search and Rescue The Incident Commander will determine when search and rescue operations are required.

9.6.1. As per Idaho State Statute, § 31-2229, the sheriff of each county shall be the official responsible for command of all search and rescue operations within the county. This does not apply to search and rescue operations within the incorporated limits of any city when the city performs such service; nor shall this apply to the rescue of entrapped or injured persons where their location is known to be within a fire district where the fire district performs such service.

9.6.2. If necessary, other law enforcement and fire agencies and resources such as Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue, may conduct search and rescue.


10. Roles and Responsibilities This section lists those organizations and officials who are responsible for planning and/or executing the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities for a wildfire incident. The Emergency Support Functions (ESF) listed with each discipline coincides with those found in the Ada County Emergency Operations Plan. The various ESF may be activated, dependent on need, to support wildfire operations in accordance with area emergency operations plans and located within City Coordination Centers or the Ada County EOC. These ESF may function as stand- alone components of the EOC Operations Support Section (Transportation, Health/Medical) or organized into more generalized branches consisting of complementary functions (Infrastructure, Human Services). ESF definitions are in Section 25.3

10.1. Local Emergency Planning Committee The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is established through the authority of the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM). The role of the LEPC is to form a partnership with state and local government, responders, and industry as an enhancement for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery, planning, exercising and training. Local government is responsible for planning and response within their jurisdiction. This includes ensuring the local hazard analysis adequately addresses any possible incidents that may occur in the jurisdiction; incorporating planning for those incidents in the local emergency operations plan; assessing capabilities and developing response capability using local resources, mutual aid and contractors; training responders; and exercising the plan.

The Committee may be composed of:

• Elected state or local officials • Law Enforcement

• Emergency Medical Personnel • Hospital personnel

• Fire Departments • Owners and operators of covered facilities

• Health Officials • Broadcast and/or print media

• Emergency Management • Local Environmental Groups

• Community Groups • Public Works and Engineering staff

10.2. Chief Elected Official The Chief Elected Official has ultimate responsibility for decision making within their jurisdiction in the event of a wildfire incident. For most wildfires the Incident Commander will assume this responsibility. If multiple jurisdictions, districts and agencies are involved in the response, financial cost shares and reimbursements may be negotiated either pre or post event (depending on time available), by the elected officials involved in the response.


10.3. Incident Commander The Incident Commander varies by jurisdiction see Who's In Charge on section 7.2.

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Complete the appropriate level of ICS training to fulfill the duties of an

Incident Commander. • Participate in interagency training and review of emergency and disaster

response procedures.

2. Response Operations

• Appoint IC staff including Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance, expand the ICS structure as needed.

• Establish a Command Post in a safe area, as needed. • Name the incident. • Request command level agency representatives with communications

capability report to ICP. • Consider forming a Unified Command based on incident need and the

number of jurisdictions/agencies involved in the response. • Conduct a Risk Assessment.

◦ Priority 1: Life Safety ◦ Priority 2: Incident stabilization ◦ Priority 3: Property preservation

• Assist in developing and approve the IAP. • Prioritize wildfire operations and deploy resources accordingly. • Establish Staging/Base in a safe area, as needed. • Advise 911 Dispatch of the situation and any need for additional

resources. Request air operations through BIDC at 208-384-3400. • Monitor weather and other environmental factors to anticipate changes

in fire behavior. Request spot forecasts from NWS as needed. • Immediately inform all personnel of any Red Flag Warnings. • Ensure adequate safety measures and personnel accountability measures

are in place. • Determine and assign appropriate Channel/Talkgroup for fire response

operations, coordinate with 911 Dispatch (ICS 205). • Designate a monitored, 700 MHz interoperable communications channel

for Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services to directly communicate with Incident Command.

• Approve the use of trainees, volunteers, and auxiliary personnel. • Observe and record data concerning the cause of the fire. If possible

protect general area of origin and treat this area as a crime scene. • Recognize and protect local resources of natural or cultural significance.


• Keep agency administrator informed of incident status. • Coordinate information with appropriate CCC, EOC and Joint

Information System. Keep PIO updated throughout the incident, approve the release of information.

• Approve requests for additional resources or for the release of resources. • If fire escapes initial attack:

o Recognize the need for extended attack organization and make appropriate recommendation/requests for additional staff or an Incident Management Team.

o Arrange for, incorporate/deploy incoming personnel. o Establish priorities of fire actions for interim period for an extended

attack. o Consider requesting a Fire Management Assistance Grant

(FMAG).FMAG requests are made through the County EOC. • When it is determined that a Transfer of Command (face-to-face)

briefing needs to take place, the minimum essential information should include the following ◦ Situation Status ◦ Objectives and Priorities ◦ Current Organization ◦ Resource Assignments ◦ Resources En Route and/or Ordered ◦ Facilities Established ◦ Communications Plan ◦ Prognosis, Concerns – Related Issues

• Determine the need and method(s) of providing public warning. (Section 18)

• Public Warning options include: o Community Mass Notification System (911 Dispatch) and the Idaho

State Alert and Warning System (ISAWS) o Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Next Door etc.) o Television and radio news services o Emergency vehicles with public address systems or door to door o NOAA Weather Radio – this requires Dispatch to contact the Idaho

State Communications Center o Emergency Alert System – this requires Dispatch to contact the Idaho

State Communications Center o Pres-scripted Evacuation message is available (Section 19.2)

• In coordination with on-scene authorities, activated CCCs and/or EOC, decide which public protection strategies are appropriate.

• Determine if evacuation is needed, take appropriate actions. Ensure


evacuation needs of functional and access needs populations are met. An Evacuation Information worksheet is available in Section 21.7.

■ Designate area/s to be evacuated. ■ Determine evacuation routes. ■ Contact Red Cross at 800 853-2570 and request shelter

arrangements for evacuees. ■ Inform public of the need to evacuate, the designated evacuation

routes and shelter locations. (Section 18) ■ Request Paramedics and Valley Regional Transit (VRT) assist

with evacuation of those with access or functional needs. ■ Assign responsibility for establishing barriers/security around

evacuated area/s. ■ Develop re-entry plans for evacuated areas.

• Coordinate with appropriate CCC or EOC for special resources. • When appropriate, in coordination with CCC/s and EOC, declare

response phase over or incident terminated. • Implement Demobilization Plan • Complete and collect necessary documentation

3. Recovery • Account for all resources. Ensure the fire area is clear of tools, equipment, and garbage.

• Advise fire management personnel as to resources threatened during the fire and rehabilitation needs after the fire.

• Arrange for Critical Incident Stress Management, if needed. • Conduct Post Incident Analysis, as appropriate.


10.4. Ada County Dispatch (Emergency Support Function 2)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Provide staff support to LEPC.

• Maintain situational awareness; receive weather information from NWS and ACEM.

• Participate in Wildfire Response Plan review and update process; provide input and information.


• Receive notification of a wildfire incident. Notify: • Appropriate fire agency/agencies • Ada County Sheriff • Boise Interagency Dispatch Center • Immediately record all available information. • Assign an Operational (Command) Channel/Talkgroup. Assign other

channels as required to fulfill communication needs of responding agencies/jurisdictions. (Section 16.4)

• Refer to the 911 Dispatch Wildland Fire Communications Plan. • All coordination between Ada County Dispatch and BLM will be

made by land line telephone or fax. • Request Spot Forecast and updates from NWS and relay to Incident

Commander. • Broadcast Red Flag Warnings to all local fire agencies by appropriate

means. • Facilitate communications among emergency responders. • Gather and document important ICS information:

◦ Incident Commander’s name ◦ Name and location of Command Post ◦ Staging and Base locations, if established ◦ Activation of CCCs or EOC

• As more information becomes available continue to update all previous contacts, include the following: o Severity of situation o Additional services needed o Location of Command Post o Name of Incident Commander o If evacuation is needed

• Make other notifications or contacts at the Incident Commander’s request.

• If the Incident Commander recommends evacuation notify:


o Law enforcement for notification and traffic control. o If evacuation is recommended, contact Red Cross at 800-853-

2570 and request shelter arrangements for evacuees. Record the name and locations of shelters.

• Ascertain from IC if the situation requires the use of the Community Mass Notification System (Code Red).

• Obtain IC approved messaging to be delivered through Code Red; messaging may also be used for WEA text or EAS announcement.

• At Incident Commanders request, facilitate activation of Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), NOAA Weather Radios and Emergency Alert System (EAS) by communicating with Idaho State Communications Center. Policy requires that EAS requests must be verified, State Comm will ask to contact the requestor directly. Follow procedure in Section 19.1.

• Assist in coordination of transportation requests for evacuations. • If a public information phone line is set up through the JIS, document

and distribute the public information phone number as needed. • Notify responding units and the NWS when IC terminates incident. .

3. Recovery • May designate and facilitate radio channels for recovery operations as needed.

• Participate in Post Incident Analysis, if conducted.


10.5. Fire Service (Emergency Support Function 4, 9, 10)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness and Mitigation

• Coordinate planning activities with appropriate agencies, jurisdictions, and departments to develop efficient departmental wildfire SOPs.

• Develop procedures for conducting or assisting with evacuation and rescue, especially for disadvantaged persons, in wildfire areas.

• Develop fire plans for vital structures that may be unattended during wildfire situations.

• Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel. • Participate in interagency training and review of emergency and

disaster response procedures. • Develop and maintain mutual aid and automatic aid agreements

providing for emergency staffing and resources as required. • Provide staff support to the LEPC. • Participate in the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan process to develop

initiatives and projects that reduce the hazard of wildfire.


o Conduct wildfire operations as the situation demands and as outlined in departmental SOPs.

• Emphasize and maintain responder safety using the principles in the “18 Situations that Shout Watch Out” (Section 21.1) and “Ten Standard Order/LCES” (Section 21.2).

o Fulfill wild land fire suppression duties and responsibilities as assigned within the ICS structure managing the incident.

o Fulfill structure protection duties and responsibilities as assigned within the ICS structure managing the incident.

o Provide field operations support to the Command Post. o Render lifesaving assistance as necessary and as conditions permit. o Respond to hazardous material incidents related to wildfire

operations. • Report information about special activities, events and occurrences to

appropriate staff within the Incident Command structure. • As needed, establish a Staging Area. • All responding units should follow established check-in process with

Incident Command before beginning operations. • Ensure all incoming resources are sufficiently briefed on their

assignments, situation status, and the communications plan. • All responders should provide their own provisions for at least the

first four hours. • Determine and provide any support needs for equipment, sanitation


and feeding. The jurisdiction or agency in charge will ultimately be responsible for food and beverage expenses incurred.

• Maintain documentation of all resources engaged in operations, available in the Staging Area and out of service.

o Conduct or assist with evacuations, as required. o Dependent on the needs of the incident, as available, provide staff to

support activated CCC or EOC. o Maintain records and documentation of expenditures.

3. Recovery o Assist in recovery of surviving persons or pets, damage assessment, and post-fire mitigation activities.

• The jurisdiction or agency in charge will investigate the cause of the fire and complete a report.

o Provide analysis and recommendations to eliminate fire access deficiencies during restoration.

o Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements using the established procedure.

• Participate in Post Incident Analysis, if conducted.


10.6. Law Enforcement (Emergency Support Functions 9, 13)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Participate in planning activities with appropriate agencies,

jurisdictions, and departments to develop efficient departmental wildfire SOPs.

• Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel. • Maintain mutual aid agreements providing for manpower and

resources as needed. • Participate in interagency training and review of emergency and

disaster response procedures. • Conduct training and develop procedures to conduct warning and

evacuation. • Provide staff support to the LEPC.


• Provide field operations support to the Command Post. • Establish scene perimeters and access control points, in conjunction

with the command post, to protect the public. • Perform traffic control and re-routing at wildfire scene and staging

area(s). • Designate alternate routes for the traveling public, and coordinate

placement of warning devices and barricades. • If possible, maintain security for vital facilities. • Report significant events or occurrences to appropriate staff within

the Incident Command structure. • Ensure all incoming resources are sufficiently briefed on their

assignments, situation status, and the communications plan. • Conduct or assist with searches and evacuations (Section 17); provide

security to evacuated areas, if possible. • Dependent on the needs of the incident, as available, provide staff to

support activated CCC or EOC. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures.

3. Recovery • Establish re-entry procedures for the general public to return to evacuated areas after those areas have been declared safe for reentry by the Incident Commander.

• Supervise re-entry of the general public into evacuated areas. • Provide access for rescue and damage assessment teams. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements. • Participate in Post Incident Analysis, if conducted.


10.7. Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Support Function 8B)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Provide staff support to the LEPC

• Develop and maintain efficient departmental wildfire SOPs. • Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel. • Assist in identifying disadvantaged and bedridden populations in

wildfire prone areas. • Develop procedures for assisting in emergency evacuations of sick or

disabled persons during a wildfire threat.


• Establish casualty collection points in a safe location in conjunction with command post requests.

• County Standard Written Orders (SWOs) and agency protocols shall be used for Rehabilitation and Medical Monitoring for responders.

• Provide on-site treatment of victims and transportation to hospitals. • Work with Valley Regional Transit to provide for evacuation of

disabled persons, including those in nursing homes or hospitals, etc. • Dependent on the needs of the incident, as available, provide staff to

support activated EOC. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures.

3. Recovery • Assist with return of medical evacuees to usable facilities. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.

10.8. Coroner (Emergency Support Function 8B)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel.

• Prepare guidelines for fatality management during a wildfire.


• Provide mortuary services for wildfire fatalities. • Make all death notifications to next of kin. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.

3. Recovery • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.

https://adacountyparamedics.org/standing-written-orders/


10.9. Health Department (Emergency Support Function 8A) The Health Department will have a supportive role to the primary responders in a wildfire incident.

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Provide staff support to LEPC.

• Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel.


• Provide staff support to the EOC, if activated. • Assist in assessment of health effects of an evolving hazard. • Issue health and sanitation guidance for wildfire affected populations. • Coordinate medical services in accordance with Emergency Support

Function 8 using the Hospital Bridge Call Process identified in the Health Department Operations Plan.

• Provide facility assessments for shelter operations in consultation with the American Red Cross.

• Test, or provide for the testing of water or food, as applicable. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures.

3. Recovery • Determine damage to sanitary waste and water systems (public and private), makes recommendations and oversee correction.

• Recommend actions to improve and permanently restore sanitary systems.

• Coordinate with Ada County Indigent Services, Idaho Health and Welfare Department Mental Health Services, and other agencies to provide mental health care for wildfire victims.

• Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.


10.10. Emergency Management (Emergency Support Function 5)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness and Mitigation

• Maintain the Ada County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). • Maintain county plans, and coordinate training and exercise programs. • Maintain liaison with local response agencies. • Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel. • Provide community awareness of wildfire threat and partner with local

agencies on outreach to residents living in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).

• Provide administrative support to the LEPC • Coordinate and facilitate a community-wide planning process for the

Ada County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.


• Activate and manage the county EOC, as required. • Coordinate requests for special resources and personnel. • Assist in the coordination of large-scale evacuations. • Maintain situational awareness, update elected officials as necessary. • Prepare/coordinate Disaster Emergency Declaration, if necessary. • Advise IOEM of the situation, as necessary. • Upon request from the jurisdiction having authority, contact IOEM to

begin Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Declaration process.

• Provide coordination and support as needed with the FMAG Sub-grantee process.

• Coordinate MAC Group during activation. • Assist in the facilitation and coordination of the Joint Information

System and/or the Joint Information Center (JIC). • Coordinate Media announcements. • Establish Public Concern phone lines, if requested • Coordinate with the Idaho Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

(IDAVOAD) for mass care and volunteer/donations management. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures.

3. Recovery • As needed, provide support and coordination for local jurisdiction(s) that received a FMAG Declaration.

• Coordinate damage assessment activities along with state and federal support requests.

• Coordinate processing Individual and Public Assistance applications, when necessary.

• Close incident with the Idaho Office of Emergency Management.


10.11. American Red Cross (Emergency Support Function 6)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Conduct training in the operation of shelters and mass feeding.

• Maintain list of shelters and shelter resources. • Attend scheduled county LEPC meetings when possible.


• As needed, provide sheltering, and mass care in accordance with current American Red Cross policy and procedures.

• Utilize the National Shelter System (NSS) to identify shelter locations in close but safe proximity to the event. Time permitting, will coordinate with the EOC prior to final selection of shelter location/s.

• Red Cross Health and Mental Health will provide minor first aid in shelters.

• Coordinate with IDAVOAD organizations as needed for mass care and other volunteer operations.

3. Recovery • Provide Direct Client Assistance in accordance with current American Red Cross policy and procedures.

• Coordinate with IDAVOAD members to identify other forms of assistance that may correspond with unmet needs.

• Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements. .


10.12. Highway District (Emergency Support Function 1A)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities

1. Preparedness • Provide staff support to the LEPC. • Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel


• As directed by District policies, provide and maintain signs and other traffic control devices for road closures and detour routes.

• As directed by District policies and authorization, conduct road closures requested and deemed necessary for public safety by the Incident Commander.

• Provide additional equipment resources as requested. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures. • Dependent on the needs of the incident, as available, provide staff to

support activated EOC.

3. Recovery • Conduct damage assessment (roads and bridges). • Facilitate and communicate with utility owners for the emergency

restoration of vital utility services in affected areas. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.

10.13. Valley Regional Transit (Emergency Support Function 1B)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Provide staff support to the LEPC.


• If evacuation is implemented and upon request by Incident Command, establish emergency bus loops.

• Transport evacuees to designated shelter/s. • Provide specialized transport for persons with functional and access

needs. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures.

3. Recovery • Once evacuated area/s are declared safe by Incident Command, return evacuees to designated drop off locations.

• Provide specialized transport for persons with functional and access needs.

• Maintain records and documentation of expenditures. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.


10.14. Public Works Departments (Emergency Support Function 3)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Provide staff support to the LEPC.

• Ensure Incident Command System training for appropriate personnel. • Act as technical advisor to the Planning and Zoning

Commission/Department regarding planning, zoning, and development in high-risk areas.

• If possible, government facilities should be video-documented to establish current condition and contents.


• Provide staff to support appropriate CCC/EOC. • Provide field operations support to the Command Post, as requested.. • Provide GIS services to other departments/agencies.

3. Recovery • If needed, prepare/submit a time/cost estimate for post-fire cleanup to appropriate CCC/EOC using:

o Public agency labor/equipment o Private contractors

• Perform damage assessment. • Assist in the cleanup/repair of the jurisdiction’s structures affected by

the wildfire. • If possible, fire damages to government facilities should be video-

documented. • Coordinate emergency restoration of vital utility services. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.

10.15. Building Departments (Emergency Support Function 3)

Phase Roles and Responsibilities 1. Preparedness • Identify contract resources to assist with building inspections during

an emergency event.


• Assess damage; declare buildings safe/unsafe for occupancy. • Assist in the collection of damage loss information.

3. Recovery • Conduct damage assessments, condemn unsafe buildings. • Assist in the collection of damage loss information. • Maintain records and documentation of expenditures. • Demobilize resources in accordance with operational requirements.


11. Requesting Federal Resources All local resource requests will be made through Ada County 911 Dispatch Center or Emergency Operations Center, where applicable. When requesting Federal resources from the Boise Interagency Dispatch Center it is important to specify exactly what resources are needed. If the request for resources is not specific, the planned response based on fire weather conditions for the day will be delivered, depending on resource availability.

• Low Response: 1 Battalion chief and 2 engines • Moderate Response: 1 Battalion chief, 4 engines, and air attack, and helicopter • High Response: 2 Battalion chiefs, 6 engines, air attack, helicopter, dozer

12. Self-Deployed Responders Occasionally on large incidents some off-duty emergency responders may self-deploy. Although their motives may be altruistic their actions must be tempered by restraint and common sense. The initial stages of large incidents, such as wildfires, are often very chaotic and hazardous. Under these conditions it can be difficult to ensure accountability of deployed responders, without the added challenge of self-deployed personnel. Therefore self-deployed personnel that turn up at incidents should be directed to the staging area, where they may be officially checked in to the event. Later, if needed, they may be given an assignment and formally deployed to the incident.

13. Documentation Participating agencies should keep the following records throughout the fire.

• Personnel records • Time keeping records • Injury records • Equipment procurement and use records • Equipment repair records • Equipment return records • Dispatch Logs

14. Weather • The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for fire weather forecasting. • Once wildfire suppression begins the 911 Dispatch Center will immediately contact the

NWS to request the Spot Forecast and continued updates of any weather changes. 911 Dispatch will immediately relay current weather information and any changes to the Incident Commander.


• Upon notification from the Incident Commander that fire suppression activity is terminated, 911 Dispatch will notify the NWS and advise them to discontinue weather updates.

15. Red Flag Warnings • Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings are used to convey the possibility of

severe fire weather to fire control agencies. • A Fire Weather Watch will be issued when the potential exists for severe fire weather in

the near future. • A Red Flag Warning will be issued to indicate the imminent danger of severe fire

weather. These events stand a relatively high probability of occurring. • The NWS will issue Red Flag Warnings and cancellations. The 911 Dispatch Center

shall immediately broadcast a weather warning alert on Primary radio channels, and as required by 911 Dispatch Center Policy.

• Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag warnings are issued when both weather and range land fuel conditions are conducive to rapid spread of wildfire should ignition occur. The Boise BLM is responsible for determining when range land fuel conditions are dry enough to carry wildfire and will rate the fire danger as high or extreme.

16. Responder Communications

16.1. Communications Plan The Incident Commander shall establish a Communications Plan (CommPlan). This plan may include Command, Tactical and Support channels/talkgroups as required to manage an incident. The CommPlan may include telephone/cellphone numbers of individuals that may be of assistance to the incident or who may not have land mobile radio (LMR) communication capabilities.

16.2. Plain Language All communications between organizational elements at an incident should be in plain English. No codes should be used and communications should be confined to essential messages.

16.3. Interoperable Communications The Incident Commander will request Dispatch designate a Command Channel that will be used for interoperable communications between Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical and Fire response units.


16.4. Ada County Interagency Communications

ADA FIRE APX DUAL BAND RADIOS ADA-FIRE-VHF ADA FIRE 700 MHz

Channel ZONE B ZONE C 1 1A-DISPATCH 1A-DISPATCH 2 BLM LUCKY 1A-FIRE-2 3 CMD-3 1A-FIRE-3 4 CMD-4 1A-FIRE-4 5 CMD-5 1A-FIRE-5

6 CMD-6 1A-FIRE-6 7 TAC-7D 1A-FIRE-7 8 TAC-8D 1A-FIRE-8 9 TAC-9D 1A-FIRE-9 10 TAC-10D 1A-FIRE-10 11 TAC-11D 1A-FIRE-11 12 TAC-12D 1A-FIRE-12 13 TAC-13D 1A-FIRE-13 14 ADA A/G 1A-AARF-14 15 MUTUAL AID 1A-M/A-15 16 BLM A/G 17 FIRE-16 CHANNELS 2-16

VHF ANALOG CHANNEL 16

800 MHZ ANALOG

Legend: 700 MHz Trunked VHF

800 MHz REPEATED THIS CHANNEL RECORDED


17. Evacuation/Search Marking System A search marking system is necessary to clearly communicate the presence or results of search efforts. Search markings must be easy to make, easy to read and easy to understand. To be easily seen the search marks must be large and of a contrasting color to the background surface. An "X" that is 2-feet by 2-feet in size may be made on a structure. It should be made near the main entrance to the structure or where it will be easily visible from a vehicle approaching from the driveway. Smaller markings may be made on a mailbox. The marks may be made with carpenter or sidewalk chalk, lumber crayon, or duct tape and black magic marker (on strips of duct tape). Spray paint may be used to mark a driveway, but should not be used on a structure unless it is severely damaged. The X will be constructed in two operations, described below.

Source: FIRESCOPE: Field Operations Guide (July 2007)

A single slash drawn from the upper left to lower right, should be made upon entry to a structure or area to indicate that search operations are currently in progress. The left side should be labeled with the search personnel identification information and time entering the structure.

A crossing slash drawn from upper right to lower left, should be made to indicate that search personnel have exited from the structure or area. Time and date exiting the structure should be written on the top.

Distinct markings may be made inside the four quadrants of the X to clearly denote the search status and findings at the time of this assessment. • LEFT QUADRANT – Agency/individual identifier. • TOP QUADRANT – Time and date that the personnel

left the structure. • RIGHT QUADRANT – Personal hazards. • BOTTOM QUADRANT – Total victims still inside

the structure. V = Live Victims (e.g., 2-V) V = Dead Victims (e.g., 3-V) X = No Victims (e.g., X)


18. Methods for Alerting the Public Multiple means of public alert and warning are available in Ada County. In order to keep information accurate and consistent, messages should be coordinated through the Joint Information System, by the PIO and approved through Incident Command.

18.1. Community Mass Notification System (Code Red) A Community Mass Notification system can be activated from 911 Dispatch. This service can be programmed to call households and cell phones registered to a home address in a user-defined area. Emergency texts will also go to citizens that register their information on the website: https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/BF01DC4DD213

18.2. Social Media Social media is used daily by agency PIOs to deliver information to the public. Examples of platforms used include Twitter, Facebook and Nextdoor. All of these and any others available at the time of the incident will be utilized to deliver messages coordinated through the Joint Information Center.

18.3. Idaho State Alert & Warning System (ISAWS) ISAWS is the Community Mass Notification System managed by the Idaho office of Emergency Management. 911 Dispatch may request this system be employed by contacting State Communications. For those enrolled in this system, messages may be sent via cell phone, pager, email, home phone or other specialty communication device. This last capability grants greater flexibility in reaching those enrollees with special needs or who have English as a second language. ISAWS is also capable of delivering a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). A WEA is a geographically targeted, text-like message that will reach WEA enabled mobile phones within the selected area. No enrollment into ISAWS is required to receive a WEA. ISAWS enrollment may be completed online at: http://www.isaws.org/SignUp/public.aspx

18.4. Emergency Alert System (EAS) • The Emergency Alert System exists to furnish an expedited means of providing real time

communications to the public, including information, direction, and instruction; in the event of war; threat of war; or grave national, regional, or local crisis.

• A law enforcement officer, county emergency management coordinator or a Fire Incident Commander may request EAS activation, through Idaho State Communications. (EAS Procedure Section 19.1)

A pre-scripted message is available and located in the plan at: Section 19.2 ,

18.5. Television and Radio News/Public Service Announcements The news broadcast media may be contacted directly and requested to air messages aimed at alerting the public.

https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/BF01DC4DD213

http://www.isaws.org/SignUp/public.aspx


18.6. Loudspeakers on Emergency Vehicles/Door to Door Law enforcement, fire, or other emergency personnel may warn the public by driving through the designated area in vehicles equipped with loudspeakers, or by going door-to-door. In some cases members of Neighborhood Watch Organizations or Amateur Radio Operators may assist emergency responders. The warning message delivered should include actions to be taken by the public, any special instructions, and how to obtain more information.

19. Public Warning Information The Lead PIO may generate messaging appropriate to the situation at the time of the event. Included in this section is a template that may assist with this process or be used by Incident Command in the event a PIO is not available. Additionally, there is information on EAS activation.


19.1. EAS Activation Procedure 1) Emergency responders wanting to activate the Emergency Alert System (EAS) may select a

pre-scripted message and fill in the missing essential information; or a PIO may write a message containing the appropriate information. The message should include a brief description of the emergency and specific instructions to the public. The EAS should only be activated for life threatening emergencies.

2) NOTE: Emergency Management, Law Enforcement or Fire Incident Commander and Dispatch (on behalf of Law Enforcement or Fire Incident Commander) can request activation of the EAS.

3) 911 Dispatch may assist an authorized request to activate EAS by contacting the Idaho State Communications Center (208-846-7610 or 800 632-8000). If the call is received from Dispatch, the Idaho State Communications Specialist will obtain the name and callback number of the Law Enforcement or Fire Incident Commander or Emergency Manager requesting EAS activation. The Communications Specialist will attempt to contact this person directly.

4) The Communications Specialist will obtain the following information from the requesting agency:

• Name and title (i.e. Deputy, Emergency Manager, etc.). • Callback telephone number. • Situation taking place requiring EAS activation, documenting all pertinent

information. • Location of the incident. • Coverage area the EAS is to be sent out to. • Duration of incident. • Script requested.

5) It is the responsibility of the requesting agency to prepare the script for the EAS. The Communications Specialist can assist with adjusting the script to meet requirements.

6) Upon authentication, local officials and EAS personnel will determine transmission details (i.e., live or recorded, immediate or delayed). EAS messages must be limited to 90 seconds.

7) Local officials should maintain contact with EAS personnel and communicate any changes in the EAS message(s).

8) If the EAS message has the potential to impact neighboring counties please notify appropriate Dispatch Centers and request they contact their local emergency management coordinators.

9) Also notify local media concerning the EAS message prior to broadcast. This should reduce the number of calls to 911 Dispatch Centers following an EAS alert.

Notify the EAS personnel when the emergency is over and EAS should be de-activated.


19.2. Evacuation Pre-Scripted Message INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PREPARER ARE CAPITALIZED AND IN PARENTHESIS, AND SHOULD NOT BE READ OVER THE AIR. FILL OUT THE MESSAGE COMPLETELY BEFORE CONTACTING RADIO OR TV STATION. GET EVACUATION ROUTES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, TRANSPORTATION PHONE NUMBER FROM THE 911 DISPATCH CENTER, AND SHELTER INFORMATION FROM THE RED CROSS.

(NAME/TITLE/AGENCY) has/have announced that a dangerous wildfire has occurred, or is likely at: (LOCATION) and recommends the evacuation of everyone living or working in this area. This advisory affects persons in the following areas:

(REPEAT THE LIST OF AREAS ONE TIME, THEN CONTINUE WITH THE MESSAGE) We are advising people to take the following protective actions:

1. Leave as soon as possible. 2. Take the following with you: pets, special medications or dietary needs, personal items,

infant needs. 3. If you or someone in your household needs transportation help, call .

(PHONE NUMBER) 4. Drive slowly and carefully obeying traffic laws and officials directing you along evacuation

routes.

(READ LIST OF DESIGNATED EVACUATION ROUTES)

5. If you will need a place to stay, report to the Shelter at:

(READ LIST OF SHELTER LOCATIONS)

6. Before leaving your home or business turn off all electrical appliances, including heating or air conditioners systems.

7. If you cannot evacuate in time take shelter in your home. Bring pets inside. Close and lock all outside doors and windows.

8. For further information, ___(List media platforms being used to deliver information)___.


20. Methods for Informing the Public Public information will be managed in accordance with the Ada County Joint Information System Plan. Some basics of that plan which could be employed during a wildfire incident include:

20.1. Joint Information Center (JIC) A Joint Information Center may be virtual or a physical location. PIOs from multiple agencies will coordinate and share information through the JIC. The JIC will enhance information coordination, reduce misinformation and increase the accuracy and timeliness of messaging to the public.

20.1.1. A Joint Information Center (JIC) may be established in the Public Safety Building at 7200 Barrister Drive, Boise, or at another location.

20.1.2. The JIC should be equipped with telephones for a public concern section. The purpose of this section is to provide accurate, timely information, and to counteract misinformation and rumors.

20.2. Lead Public Information Officer The Lead PIO coordinates the public information during multi-jurisdictional incidents.

20.2.1. The lead PIO is responsible for establishing and managing JIC operations. The size of a JIC is flexible and can grow or shrink to fit the situation. The JIC will coordinate pubic information with the Incident Command PIO.

20.2.2. The lead PIO is responsible for developing messages designed for release over the local media, as well as the Emergency Alert System, at the time of the emergency. These messages will provide the public with specific emergency instructions based on the seriousness of the incident. The Incident Commander must approve all incident information before it is released to the public.


20.3. Public Safety Information The following are examples of the types of public safety information that may be included in messaging during a wildfire event. When Wildfire Threatens

1) People in an area threatened by wildfire should keep situationally aware through social media and broadcast news. Power may go out during a wildfire; phones and pads need to be charged while power is available. Battery powered radios are always a good backup source for information.

2) Prepare to evacuate. Have a 72 hour Kit ready to go. 3) Pet owners need to make arrangements for temporary housing for their pets outside the

threatened area in case an evacuation is advised.

If Advised to Evacuate, Do So Immediately 1) Wear protective clothing - sturdy shoes, cotton or woolen clothing, long pants, a long-sleeved

shirt, gloves, and a handkerchief to protect your face. 2) Take your pets. 3) Take your Disaster Supplies Kit. 4) Lock your home. 5) Tell someone when you left and where you are going. 6) Choose a route away from fire hazards. Watch for changes in speed and direction of fire and

smoke.

If You’re Sure You Have Time, Take Steps to Protect Your Home Inside 1) Close windows, vents, doors, venetian blinds or non-combustible window coverings and

heavy drapes. Remove lightweight curtains. 2) Shut off gas at meter. Turn off pilot light. 3) Open fireplace damper. Close fireplace screens. 4) Move flammable furniture into the center of the home away from windows and sliding-glass

doors. 5) Turn on a light in each room to increase visibility of your home in heavy smoke.

Outside 1) Turn on exterior light(s). 2) Seal attic and ground vents with pre-cut plywood or commercial seals. 3) Turn off propane tanks. 4) Place combustible patio furniture inside. 5) Connect the garden hose to outside taps. Do not turn on until needed. 6) Wet the roof. Wet or remove shrubs within 15 feet of the home.


21. Incident Organization Tools This section contains materials to assist in the organization, management and typing of a wildfire incident

21.1. 18 Situations That Shout “Watch out” The 18 Situations That Shout “Watch Out” are designed to help firefighters be aware of dangerous circumstances and reduce firefighting risks.

• The fire is not scouted and sized up.

• You’re in country not seen in daylight.

• Your safety zones and escape routes are not identified.

• You’re unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.

• You’re uninformed on tactics, strategy, and hazards.

• Instructions and assignments are not clear.

• You have no communication link with crew members and supervisors.

• You’re constructing a line without a safe anchor point.

• You’re building a fire line downhill with fire below.

• You’re attempting a frontal assault on the fire.

• There is unburned fuel between you and the fire.

• You cannot see the main fire and you’re not in contact with anyone who can.

• You’re on a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.

• The weather is getting hotter and drier.

• Wind increases and/or changes direction.

• You’re getting frequent spot fires across the fire line.

• Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.

• You feel like taking a nap near the fire line.


21.2. Ten Standard Orders/LCES

Ten Standard Orders Fire Behavior 1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts. 2. Know what your fire is doing at all times. 3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire. Fireline Safety 4. Identify escape routes and make them known. 5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger. 6. Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively. Organizational Control 7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor and adjoining forces. 8. Give clear instructions and insure they are understood. 9. Maintain control of your forces at all times. If 1-9 are considered, then... 10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first. The 10 Standard Fire Orders are firm. We Don’t Break Them; We Don’t Bend Them. All firefighters have a Right to a Safe Assignment. LCES LCES is based on the 10 Standard Orders and 18 Situations that Shout Watch Out, but is much more manageable in crisis situations. Four key factors should be constantly emphasized as central to safe wildfire fighting:

• Lookouts (L) • Communications (C) • Escape routes (E) • Safety zones (S)


21.3. LCES Planning Aid Has Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes and Safety Zones been established by Unit Leader and Command?

Incident Objectives Planning Check

1. Firefighter and Public Safety.

Is there a life-safety or evacuation problem? No Limited Yes In

progress

2.

Structure loss potential? None Possibly High Already

Involved

3.

Resistance to control? None Some Moderate High

4.

Multi-Agency No 1 2 3+


21.4. Initial Fire Size-Up

Initial Fire Size-Up Location: Map Section __________ Street Cross ______________________ by _______________________ **Are any structures threatened? � No � Yes - specify:

Does the fire constitute any control problems? � No � Yes - specify:

Are additional resources needed? � No � Yes - specify:

**Hazards:

**Spread Potential: 1. Low 2. Moderate 3. High 4. Extreme **Character of Fire: 1. Smoldering 2. Creeping 3. Running 4. Spotting 5. Erratic

Position on Slope: Flat Canyon bottom Lower 1/3 of

slope Middle 1/3 of slope

Upper 1/3 of slope Ridge top Mesa/Plateau

**Fuel Type:

1. Grass River Bottom Trees/ Brush Domestic Landscaping

2. Grass/brush Creek Bottom Willow Trees Structures

Adjacent Fuels

1. Grass River Bottom Trees/ Brush Domestic Landscaping

2. Grass/brush Creek Bottom Willow Trees Structures

Percent Active Perimeter: Aspect:

0 to 25 % 25 to 50 % 50 to 75 % 75 to 100 %

**Wind Speed: **Wind Direction

1. Calm North East South West 0 to 5 mph 5 to 10 mph 10 to 20 mph 20 + mph

Red Flag Warnings? No Yes – Critical Elements: Wind Thunderstorms Low RH Dry Cold Front

Weather Conditions

Current Time _______ Wind ___________ Temperature ________ RH _______

Expected: (Spot Weather Forecast) Time _______ Wind ___________ Temperature ________ RH _______


21.5. Ada County Wildfire Incident Organizer

Incident Name

Incident Location/Jurisdiction

Incident Commander

Yes No Incident Command Checklist

Have multiple jurisdiction resources been ordered? • Unified Command been established? • Incident objectives been set and communicated?

Have interagency radio channels been established? • Command • Divisions (TAC) • Air to Ground • Structure Group • Law Enforcement

Span of Control (How many people are reporting to you?) • Have divisions been established (qualified)? • Operations been established (one person-qualified)? • Is staging area established, manager assigned, and location

identified? • Additional overhead ordered (safety officer, information

officer, PD, TFLD) (qualified)? • Has any position been involved in a transition?

o Has the transition been communicated to the Resources? • Law Enforcement for crowd control or evacuation?

Have Major Hazards Been Identified and communicated? • Hazard mitigation measures in place?

Have All Unit Leaders Received a Incident Briefing And from who?

Are aircraft on scene or ordered? • Air to Ground frequency assigned? • Helicopter water dip site plan activated?

*If any NO’s have been checked, response measures need to be implemented and documented


21.6. Incident Resources

Incident Resources Resources

Ordered Resource

Identification Date/ETA At

Scene √

No. of People Location/Assignment Released

√

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Use Incident Response Pocket Guide briefing – inside back cover (when applicable). https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pms461.pdf



21.7. Evacuation Information Sheet

Area Recommended to be Evacuated:

Evacuation Instructions:

Contact American Red Cross to open Shelters for Evacuees:

Suggested Evacuation Routes:

Assembly areas for Evacuees who require transportation:

For Special Transportation arrangements contact:

Other Information:


21.8. Incident Complexity “Incident Complexity” is the combination of involved factors that affect the probability of control of an incident. Many factors determine the complexity of an incident, including, but not limited to: area involved, threat to life and property, political sensitivity, organizational complexity, jurisdictional boundaries, values at risk, weather strategy and tactics, and agency policy. Incident complexity is considered when making incident management level, staffing, and safety decisions. Various analysis tools have been developed to assist consideration of important factors involved in incident complexity. Listed below are the factors that may be considered in analyzing incident complexity:

• Impacts to life, property, and the economy • Community and responder safety • Potential hazardous materials • Weather and other environmental influences • Likelihood of cascading events • Potential crime scene (including terrorism) • Political sensitivity, external influences, and media relations • Area involved, jurisdictional boundaries • Availability of resources

21.9. NWCG Wildland Fire Risk/Complexity Assessment The pages in this section contain a copy of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) publication: “Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment (2014)” It is included in this plan as a tool to assist with the overall assessment, incident type designation and management of a wildfire incident. It can also be found online at:

https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pms210_rca.pdf

https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pms210_rca.pdf


Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment

The Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment should be used to evaluate firefighter safety issues, assess risk, and identify the appropriate incident management organization. Determining incident complexity is a subjective process based on examining a combination of indicators or factors. An incident’s complexity can change over time; incident managers should periodically re-evaluate incident complexity to ensure that the incident is managed properly with the right resources. Instructions: Incident Commanders should complete Part A and Part B and relay this information to the Agency Administrator. If the fire exceeds initial attack or will be managed to accomplish resource management objectives, Incident Commanders should also complete Part C and provide the information to the Agency Administrator. Part A: Firefighter Safety Assessment Evaluate the following items, mitigate as necessary, and note any concerns, mitigations, or other information.

Evaluate these items Concerns, mitigations, notes LCES

Fire Orders and Watch Out Situations

Multiple operational periods have occurred without achieving initial objectives

Incident personnel are overextended mentally and/or physically and are affected by cumulative fatigue.

Communication is ineffective with tactical resources and/or dispatch.

Operations are at the limit of span of control.

Aviation operations are complex and/or aviation oversight is lacking.

Logistical support for the incident is inadequate or difficult.


Part B Relative Risk Assessment Values Notes/Mitigation

B1. Infrastructure/Natural/Cultural Concerns Based on the number and kinds of values to be protected, and the difficulty to protect them, rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: key resources potentially affected by the fire such as urban interface, structures, critical municipal watershed, commercial timber, developments, recreational facilities, power/pipelines, communication sites, highways, potential for evacuation, unique natural resources, special-designation areas, T&E species habitat, cultural sites, and wilderness.

L

M

H

B2. Proximity and Threat of Fire to Values Evaluate the potential threat to values based on their proximity to the fire, and rank this element low, moderate, or high.

L

M

H

B3.Social/Economic Concerns Evaluate the potential impacts of the fire to social and/or economic concerns, and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: impacts to social or economic concerns of an individual, business, community or other stakeholder; other fire management jurisdictions; tribal subsistence or gathering of natural resources; air quality regulatory requirements; public tolerance of smoke; and restrictions and/or closures in effect or being considered.

L

M

H

Hazards Notes/Mitigation B4. Fuel Conditions Consider fuel conditions ahead of the fire and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Evaluate fuel conditions that exhibit high ROS and intensity for your area, such as those caused by invasive species or insect/disease outbreaks; continuity of fuels; low fuel moisture

L

M

H

B5. Fire Behavior Evaluate the current fire behavior and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: intensity; rates of spread; crowning; profuse or long-range spotting.

L

M

H

B6. Potential Fire Growth Evaluate the potential fire growth, and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: Potential exists for extreme fire behavior (fuel moisture, continuity, winds, etc.); weather forecast indicating no significant relief or worsening conditions; resistance to control.

L

M

H


Probability Notes/Mitigation B7. Time of Season Evaluate the potential for a long-duration fire and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: time remaining until a season ending event.

L

M

H

B8. Barriers to Fire Spread If many natural and/or human-made barriers are present and limiting fire spread, rank this element low. If some barriers are present and limiting fire spread, rank this element moderate. If no barriers are present, rank this element high.

L

M

H

B9. Seasonal Severity Evaluate fire danger indices and rank this element low/moderate, high, or very high/extreme. Considerations: energy release component (ERC); drought status; live and dead fuel moistures; fire danger indices; adjective fire danger rating; preparedness level.

L/ M

H

VH /E

Enter the number of items circled for each column.

Relative Risk Rating (circle one)

Low Majority of items are “Low”, with a few items rated as “Moderate” and/or “High”.

Moderate Majority of items are “Moderate”, with a few items rated as “Low” and/or “High”.

High Majority of items are “High”; A few items may be rated as “”Low” or “Moderate”.


Part C: Organization Relative Risk Rating (From Part B)

Circle the Relative Risk Rating (from Part B). L M H

Implementation Difficulty Notes/Mitigation C1. Potential Fire Duration Evaluate the estimated length of time that the fire may continue to burn if no action is taken and amount of season remaining. Rank this element low, moderate, or high. Note: This will vary by geographic area.

N/A

L

M

H

C2. Incident Strategies (Course of Action) Evaluate the level of firefighter and aviation exposure required to successfully meet the current strategy and implement the course of action. Rank this element as low, moderate, or high. Considerations: Availability of resources; likelihood that those resources will be effective; exposure of firefighters; reliance on aircraft to accomplish objectives; trigger points clear and defined.

N/A

L

M

H

C3. Functional Concerns Evaluate the need to increase organizational structure to adequately and safely manage the incident, and rank this element low (adequate), moderate (some additional support needed), or high (current capability inadequate). Considerations: Incident management functions (logistics, finance, operations, information, planning, safety, and/or specialized personnel/equipment) are inadequate and needed; access to EMS support, heavy commitment of local resources to logistical support; ability of local businesses to sustain logistical support; substantial air operation which is not properly staffed; worked multiple operational periods without achieving initial objectives; incident personnel overextended mentally and/or physically; Incident Action Plans, briefings, etc. missing or poorly prepared; performance of firefighting resources affected by cumulative fatigue; and ineffective communications.

N/A

L

M

H


Socio/Political Concerns Notes/Mitigation C4. Objective Concerns Evaluate the complexity of the incident objectives and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: clarity; ability of current organization to accomplish; disagreement among cooperators; tactical/operational restrictions; complex objectives involving multiple focuses; objectives influenced by serious accidents or fatalities.

N/A

L

M

H

C5. External Influences Evaluate the effect external influences will have on how the fire is managed and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: limited local resources available for initial attack; increasing media involvement, social/print/television media interest; controversial fire policy; threat to safety of visitors from fire and related operations; restrictions and/or closures in effect or being considered; pre- existing controversies/ relationships; smoke management problems; sensitive political concerns/interests.

N/A

L

M

H

C6. Ownership Concerns Evaluate the effect ownership/jurisdiction will have on how the fire is managed and rank this element low, moderate, or high. Considerations: disagreements over policy, responsibility, and/or management response; fire burning or threatening more than one jurisdiction; potential for unified command; different or conflicting management objectives; potential for claims (damages); disputes over suppression responsibility.

N/A

L

M

H

Enter the number of items circled for each


Part C: Organization (continued) Recommended Organization (circle one)

Type 5 Majority of items rated as “N/A”; a few items may be rated in other categories.

Type 4 Majority of items rated as “Low”, with some items rated as “N/A”, and a few items rated as “Moderate” or “High”.

Type 3 Majority of items rated as “Moderate”, with a few items rated in other categories.

Type 2 Majority of items rated as “Moderate”, with a few items rated as “High”.

Type 1 Majority of items rated as “High”; a few items may be rated in other categories.

Rationale: Use this section to document the incident management organization for the fire. If the incident management organization is different than the Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment recommends, document why an alternative organization was selected. Use the “Notes/Mitigation” column to address mitigation actions for a specific element, and include these mitigations in the rationale.

Name of Incident____________________________________________________ Unit(s)____________________________________________________________ Date/Time _________________________________________________________ Signature of Preparer ________________________________________________


Indicators of Incident Complexity

Common indicators may include the area (location) involved; threat to life, environment and property; political sensitivity, organizational complexity, jurisdictional boundaries, values at risk, and weather. Most indicators are common to all incidents, but some may be unique to a particular type of incident. The following are common contributing indicators for each of the five complexity types.

TYPE 5 INCIDENT COMPLEXITY INDICATORS General Indicators Span of Control Indicators • Incident is typically terminated or concluded

(objective met) within a short time once resources arrive on scene

• For incidents managed for resource objectives, minimal staffing/oversight is required

• One to five single resources may be needed • Formal Incident Planning Process not needed • Written Incident Action Plan (IAP) not needed • Minimal effects to population immediately surrounding

the incident • Critical Infrastructure, or Key Resources, not adversely

affected

• Incident Commander (IC) position filled

• Single resources are directly supervised by the IC

• Command Staff or General Staff positions not needed to reduce workload or span of control

TYPE 4 INCIDENT COMPLEXITY INDICATORS General Indicators Span of Control Indicators • Incident objectives are typically met within one

operational period once resources arrive on scene, but resources may remain on scene for multiple operational periods

• Multiple resources (over 6) may be needed • Resources may require limited logistical support • Formal Incident Planning Process not needed • Written Incident Action Plan (IAP) not needed • Limited effects to population surrounding incident • Critical Infrastructure or Key Resources may be

adversely affected, but mitigation measures are uncomplicated and can be implemented within one Operational Period

• Elected and appointed governing officials, stakeholder groups, and political organizations require little or no interaction

• IC role filled • Resources either directly

supervised by the IC or supervised through an ICS Leader position

• Task Forces or Strike Teams may be used to reduce span of control to an acceptable level

• Command Staff positions may be filled to reduce workload or span of control

• General Staff position(s) may be filled to reduce workload or span of control


TYPE 3 INCIDENT COMPLEXITY INDICATORS General Indicators Span of Control Indicators • Incident typically extends into multiple operational

periods • Incident objectives usually not met within the

first or second operational period • Resources may need to remain at scene for multiple

operational periods, requiring logistical support • Numerous kinds and types of resources may be

required • Formal Incident Planning Process is initiated and

followed • Written Incident Action Plan (IAP) needed for each

Operational Period • Responders may range up to 200 total personnel • Incident may require an Incident Base to provide

support • Population surrounding incident affected • Critical Infrastructure or Key Resources may be

adversely affected and actions to mitigate effects may extend into multiple Operational Periods

• Elected and appointed governing officials, stakeholder groups, and political organizations require some level of interaction

• IC role filled • Numerous resources supervised

indirectly through the establishment and expansion of the Operations Section and its subordinate positions

• Division Supervisors, Group Supervisors, Task Forces, and Strike Teams used to reduce span of control to an acceptable level

• Command Staff positions filled to reduce workload or span of control

• General Staff position(s) filled to reduce workload or span of control

• ICS functional units may need to be filled to reduce workload


TYPE 2 INCIDENT COMPLEXITY INDICATORS General Indicators Span of Control Indicators • Incident displays moderate resistance to stabilization

or mitigation and will extend into multiple operational periods covering several days

• Incident objectives usually not met within the first several Operational Periods

• Resources may need to remain at scene for up to 7 days and require complete logistical support

• Numerous kinds and types of resources may be required including many that will trigger a formal demobilization process

• Formal Incident Planning Process is initiated and followed

• Written Incident Action Plan (IAP) needed for each Operational Period

• Responders may range from 200 to 500 total • Incident requires an Incident Base and several

other ICS facilities to provide support • Population surrounding general incident area affected • Critical Infrastructure or Key Resources may be

adversely affected, or possibly destroyed, and actions to mitigate effects may extend into multiple Operational Periods and require considerable coordination

• Elected and appointed governing officials, stakeholder groups, and political organizations require a moderate level of interaction

• IC role filled • Large numbers of resources

supervised indirectly through the expansion of the Operations Section and its subordinate positions

• Branch Director position(s) may be filled for organizational or span of control purposes

• Division Supervisors, Group Supervisors, Task Forces, and Strike Teams used to reduce span of control

• All Command Staff positions filled • All General Staff positions filled • Most ICS functional units

filled to reduce workload


TYPE 1 INCIDENT COMPLEXITY INDICATORS General Indicators Span of Control Indicators • Incident displays high resistance to stabilization or

mitigation and will extend into numerous operational periods covering several days to several weeks

• Incident objectives usually not met within the first several Operational Periods

• Resources may need to remain at scene for up to 14 days, require complete logistical support, and several possible personnel replacements

• Numerous kinds and types of resources may be required, including many that will trigger a formal demobilization process

• DOD assets, or other nontraditional agencies, may be involved in the response, requiring close coordination and support

• Complex aviation operations involving multiple aircraft may be involved

• Formal Incident Planning Process is initiated and followed.

• Written Incident Action Plan (IAP) needed for each Operational Period

• Responders may range from 500 to several thousand total

• Incident requires an Incident Base and numerous other ICS facilities to provide support

• Population surrounding the region or state where the incident occurred is affected

• Numerous Critical Infrastructure or Key Resources adversely affected or destroyed. Actions to mitigate effects will extend into multiple Operational Periods spanning days or weeks and require long-term planning and considerable coordination

• Elected and appointed governing officials, stakeholder groups, and political organizations require a high level of interaction

• IC role filled • Large numbers of resources

supervised indirectly through the expansion of the Operations Section and its subordinate positions

• Branch Director Position(s) may be filled for organizational or span of control purposes

• Division Supervisors, Group Supervisors, Task Forces, and Strike Teams used to reduce span of control

• All Command Staff positions filled and many include assistants

• All General Staff positions filled and many include deputy positions

• Most or all ICS functional units filled to reduce workload

End NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment

Thank you to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group for the use of this assessment tool.


22. Emergency Contact Information

Local Agencies/Districts Emergency Administrative

Boise Fire Eagle Fire Kuna Fire Meridian Fire Star Fire Ada County 911 Dispatch Ada County Emergency Management Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue

911 911 911 911 911 911 208-377-6790 800-632-8000

208 570-6500 208 939-6463 208 922-1144 208-888-1234 208 286-7772 208 377-6790 208-577-4750 208-466-8345

State & Federal Agencies Emergency Administrative

American Red Cross Boise Interagency Dispatch Center (BLM, USFS, ID Dept. Lands) ID Office of Emergency Management ID-Fish and Game Department ID State Communications US National Weather Service

800-853-2570 208-384-3400 800 632-8000 800-632-8000 800 632-8000 208 334-9508

208-947-4357 208-384-3398 208 258-6500 208-334-3700 208 846-7610 208 334-9861

Utilities Emergency Administrative

Andeavor Logistics (Nat’l 800-725-1514) Idaho Power Company Intermountain Gas Williams - Northwest Pipeline

208 373-2144 800-488-6151 800-548-3679 800 972-7733

208 373-2150 208 388-2200 208 377-6000 208 884-4300

Public Works / Water / Sewer Emergency Administrative

Ada County Highway District Boise Public Works Eagle Water Garden City Water, Sewer Kuna Water District Meridian Public Works Meridian Water Star Sewer & Water District SUEZ (Water Company)

208 484-0398 208 608-7200 208-939-3733 208-941-5995 208 573-7676 208 489-6302 208 631-8588 208-362-1300

208 387-6100 208 384-4261 208 939-0242 208 472-2930 208 922-3397 208 898-5500 208 888-5242 208 286-7388 208 362-7325


23. Agency Identifiers

Boise Fire Department

Personnel Administration

Title Name Identifier Fire Chief Dennis Doan 101 Deputy Chief of Operations Perry Oldenburg 102 Deputy Chief Fire Marshall Romeo Gervais 103 Deputy Chief Administration Kim Brown Division Chief of Training Bob Kielty 104 Division Chief of Special Ops Paul Roberts 105 Division Chief of EMS Randy Howell 106 Division Chief Operations Brad Bolen 107 Division Chief Logistics Lance Carbone 108 Division Chief Asst. Fire Marshal Ron Johnson 109 Division Chief Wildfire Tony Piscopo 110

Operations Title Name Identifier Battalion Chief BC1/A Dave Cooper 135 Battalion Chief BC2/A Greg Remey 136 Battalion Chief BC3/A John Peugh 138 Battalion Chief BC1/B Steve Rasulo 134 Battalion Chief BC2/B Aaron Hummel 187 Battalion Chief BC3/B Tom Moore 139 Battalion Chief BC1/C Tom Pawek 137 Battalion Chief BC2/C Jim Gross 133 Battalion Chief BC3/C Tom Lovell 132

Logistics Title Name Identifier Captain Logistics Kevin Wilson 121 Captain Logistics Thayne Olaso 122 Captain Logistics Brian Skinner 123 Captain Logistics Dan Hopkins 124

Fire Ops Support Specialist Jen Sword 125


Training

Title Name Identifier Captain Training Jeremy Kircher 151 Captain Training James Ramey 152 Captain Training Marcus Rainey 153 Captain Training Kurt Freeman 154 Captain Training Jason Lewis 155

Prevention Title Name Identifier Captain Inspector Brian Barber 141 Captain Inspector Todd Callahan 142 Captain Inspector/ Investigator Jerry McAdams 143 Captain Inspector Roy Boehm 144

Captain Inspector/Investigator Tom Gainor 145 Captain Inspector/Investigator DeWaine Kuehl 146 Captain Inspector Forrest France 147 Captain Inspector Ray Criner 148


Apparatus Category # Type Availability Staffing Designator

Structural Engine 16 II In-Service 3 Personnel E1,E2,E3,E4,E5,E6,E7,E8,E9,E10,E11, E12,E14,E15,E16,E17

Structural Engine 5 II Reserve Not Staffed R4,R5,R7,R10,R15

Structural Engine 1 II Training Not Staffed Aerial Platform 2 I In-Service 4 Personnel T6,T7 Aerial Ladder 1 I In-Service 4 Personnel T5 (Tiller) Aerial Ladder 1 I Reserve Not Staffed RT6 (Aerialscope Platform) Heavy Rescue 1 II In-Service Per Incident RSQ7- ITR2 Command 3 In-Service 1 Person BC1, BC2, BC3 Wildland Engine 6 IV In-Service Per Incident BR02,BR09,BROS,BR14,BR15,BR16 Wildland Engine 2 VI In-Service Per Incident BR01,BR12 Water Tender 1 I In-Service 1 Person WT14 (3000 gal) Water Tender 1 I In-Service Not Staffed WT16 (3000 gal) HazMat 1 I In-Service Per Incident HazMat 17 (Hackney)- RRT4 HazCom 1 In-Service Per Incident HazCom 17 (30’ Command)- RRT4 Decon 1 In-Service Per Incident Decon 17- RRT4 Rescue Squad 1 In-Service Per Incident RSQ Squad 7 Rescue Trailer 1 In-Service Per Incident Dive Van/Boat 1 III In-Service Per Incident Dive 1 Dive Van/Jet Ski 1 In-Service Per Incident Jet Ski 1 ARFF Command 1 In- Service 1 Person Smokey 7 ARFF 1 In- Service 2 Personnel Smokey 9 (1500 gal) ARFF 1 In- Service 2 Personnel Smokey 10 (3000 gal) ARFF 1 Reserve Not Staffed Smokey 8 (1500gal) Foam Engine 1 In-Service Per Incident Foam 7 (1160 gal) Air Trailer 1 In-Service Per Incident Air (SCBA) Power/Light 1 In- Service Per Incident Power Rehab 1 In-Service Per Incident Rehab AHIMT3 1 In-Service Per Incident Boise City AHIMT3


Eagle Fire District

Administration and Personnel Title Name Identifier

Fire Chief Rusty Coffelt 401 Deputy Chief – Fire Marshal Kurt McClenny 402 Deputy Chief Jamie Vincent 403 Deputy Fire Marshal Scott Buck 404 Deputy Chief Tyler Lewis 406 Division Chief Nick Landry 407 Safety Officer Stephen Tyler 451 50 Career Firefighters

Apparatus Station: #1 – 966 E. Iron Eagle Dr. Eagle, Idaho

Category Type Staffing Identifiers Availability Quint 1 3-4 Personnel T41 In Service Heavy Rescue 3-4 Personnel R41 In Service Water Tender 1 1-2 Personnel WT41 In Service Brush Engine 6 3-4 Personnel B41 In Service Brush Engine 6 3-4 Personnel B45 Reserve Command – Battalion 41 1 467 In Service Command – Fire Chief 1 468 In Service Command- Response Chief 1 471 In Service Command – Investigation 1 462 In Service Command – Safety 1 465 In Service Command – Investigation 1 466 In Service Command – Response Chief Command – Response Chief

1 1

472 461

In Service

Rehab Trailer Per Incident Rehab In Service Incident Communications Trailer

Per Incident ICT In Service

Station #2 – 3180 E. Floating Feather Rd. Eagle, Idaho

Structural Engine 1 3-4 Personnel E42 In Service Brush Engine 6 3-4 Personnel B42 In Service ATV / Tactical Rescue Vehicle 3-4 Personnel TRV42 In Service

Station #3 – 825 N. Cactus Creek Ave. Eagle, Idaho

Structural Engine 1 3-4 Personnel E43 In Service Brush Engine 6 3-4 Personnel B43 In Service Rescue – Swift Water Rescue 2-3 Personnel R43 In Service


Kuna Rural Fire District

Personnel

Title Name Identifier Fire Chief Perry Palmer 601 Assistant Fire Chief Terry Gammel 602 Battalion Chief 603 Captain TJ Lawrence 6842 Captain Joe Link 6830 Captain John Charlton 6847 Apparatus

Category Identifier Structure Engine E-61 (Type 2) Structure Engine E-62 (Type 2) Water Tender WT-61 Brush Squad BR-61 (Type 4) Brush Squad BR-62 (Type 3) Ambulance KM-61 (Type 2) Ambulance KM-63 (Type 2) Command F-150 602 Command Explorer 601


Meridian Fire Department

Personnel

Title Name Identifier Chief Mark Niemeyer 301 Deputy Chief Operations TBD 302 Division Chief Planning Charlie Butterfield 303 Deputy Chief Prevention Joe Bongiorno 304 Division Chief of Training Kevin Fedrizzi 305 Battalion Chief A Shift Blake Campbell BC31 Battalion Chief B Shift TBD BC31 Battalion Chief C Shift Ken Welborn BC31 Apparatus

Category # Type Availability Staffing Identifier Structural Engine 5 II In-service 3 Personnel E31, E32, E33, E34, E35 Structural Engine 2 II Reserve Not staffed E38, E39 Aerial Platform 1 II In-service 4 Personnel T31 Command 2 In-service 1 Person BC31 Wildland Engine 2 VI In-service 3 Personnel BR34, BR35 - Cross Staffed with

E34, E35 Water Tender 1 II In-service 2 Personnel WT32 Cross Staffed with E32 -

3000 Gallons Command Trailer

1 In-service Per incident COMM Trailer


Star Fire Protection District

Station #51 Personnel

Title Name Identifier Fire Chief Greg Timinsky 551 Deputy Chief of Operations Dave Sparks 502 12 Career Firefighters Apparatus

Category Identifier Staffing / Availability Structural Engine E-51 Staffed with min of 3 per shift Structural Engine E-52 Reserve Engine Tender WT-51 Available Per Incident Brush Engine Type 5 B-51 Available per Incident Air Trailer A-51 Available Per Incident Command Vehicle 551 Staffed or available per incident


Idaho Department of Lands

Southwest Supervisory Area Casper Urbanek Fire Warden (Chief 6-1) Tyke Lofing Assistant Fire Warden (Div 6-1) Colton McCarthy Assistant Fire Warden (Div 6-2) Bob Pietras Area Manager Aircraft: Helicopters –

N-212KA Bell 212 HP- Type 2 (Coeur d’Alene) N-214KA Bell 212 HP- Type 2 (Coeur d’Alene)

Single Engine Air Tankers (SEAT’s) -

T-833 SEAT-802 McCall T822 and 835 SEAT-802 Grangeville T837 SEAT-802 Coeur d’Alene FB201 Fireboss-Scooper Coeur d’Alene

Equipment: Call # Resource Location

E-06 Engine Type 5 Boise E-25 Engine Type 5 Boise Basin (Centerville) E-24 Engine Type 4 High Valley E-12 Engine Type 5 Boise E-17 Engine Type 6 Boise (Out of Service) Various Pickups, ATV’s and UTV’s Crews: Call # Resource Location

Crew 6 Hand Crew (Smoke chase) Boise (This is a six person Smoke Chase Crew that is put together usually from the crew of Engine 6 to be used elsewhere in the state)

Crew 38 10 Person Camp Crew (Inmate)

Boise (Southern Idaho Correctional Institute)

Crew 39 Type 2- 20 person Hand Crew (Inmate) Boise/Idaho City (Southern Idaho Correctional Institute)

Additional Type 2-20 person inmate crews are available from Orofino and St. Anthony, ID

Other staff includes:

Fire Information, Investigation, Prevention, and Mitigation programs are administered by district fire staff. The Bureau of Fire Management staff in Coeur d’Alene provides state wide support in fire business, resource and incident management, and interagency fire cache operations.


US Bureau of Land Management

Last Update: July, 2018 10:21 OVERHEAD

POSITION NAME IDENTIFIER PHONE FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER

ANDY DELMAS CHIEF 1-1 208.384.3401

ASST FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER TODD FLOYD CHIEF 1-2 208.384.3453

FUELS PROGRAM MANAGER LANCE OKESON CHIEF 1-3 208.384.3486 FIRE PLANNER JUSTIN BOECK 208.384.3461 FIRE PREVENTION & MITIGATION (ACTING) CARRIE BILBAO 208.384.3409

FIRE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - SOUTHERN AREA DAN BETTS BAT 30 208.384.3471

FIRE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - BOISE AREA CODY KIDD BAT 20 208.384.3481

FIRE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - NORTHERN AREA LINDSEY NEIWERT BAT 10 208.384.3284

FIRE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR DENNIS KONRAD BAT 21 208.384.3264 FIRE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR -AVIATION JOE ROGAN BAT 40 208.334.1004

FIRE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - FUELS BEN SITZ BAT 50 208.384.3387

FIRE INVESTIGATOR BOISE INV 1 208.384.3409 FIRE INVESTIGATOR BOISE INV 2 208.384.3408 DAILY SUPERVISOR WILD WEST SUPT 11 208.384.3281 DAILY SUPERVISOR UNIT A BOISE SUPT 21 208.384.3285 DAILY SUPERVISOR UNIT B BOISE SUPT 22 208.384.3471 DAILY SUPERVISOR UNIT C BOISE SUPT 23 208.384.3283 DAILY SUPERVISOR HAMMETT SUPT 31 208.366.7722 DAILY SUPERVISOR BRUNEAU SUPT 32 208.845.2011 PREVENTION / INFORMATION JARED JABLONSKI FIRE INFO 208.384-3210 FUELS SUPERVISOR CHRIS CROMWELL FUELS 51 208.384.3469


ENGINES

RESOURCE LOCATION IDENTIFIER TYPE ENGINE STAR E1301 TYPE 3 ENGINE STAR E1411 TYPE 4 ENGINE STAR E1412 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT A - BOISE E1415 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT A - BOISE E1421 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT A - BOISE E1422 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT B - BOISE E1416 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT B - BOISE E1424 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT B - BOISE E1425 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT C - BOISE E1427 TYPE 4 ENGINE UNIT C - BOISE E1428 TYPE 4 ENGINE HAMMETT E1302 TYPE 4 ENGINE HAMMETT E1432 TYPE 4 ENGINE HAMMETT E1433 TYPE 4 ENGINE BRUNEAU E1434 TYPE 4 ENGINE BRUNEAU E1435 TYPE 4 ENGINE BRUNEAU E1436 TYPE 4

HEAVY EQUIPMENT RESOURCE LOCATION IDENTIFIER TYPE DOZER BOISE DZ1831 2 DOZER BOISE DZ1833 2 DOZER BOISE DZ1835 2 DOZER HAMMETT DZ1834 2 DOZER BRUNEAU DZ1832 2 WATER TENDER BOISE WT1831 2 WATER TENDER BOISE WT1832 2 WATER TENDER BRUNEAU WT1833 1 FUEL TENDER BOISE FT1199

AVIATION RESOURCE LOCATION IDENTIFIER TYPE AIR ATTACK BOISE AA5DT FW HELICOPTER BOISE 3PJ 1


Boise National Forest Designators

Designators have been established for key positions within Fire Management on the Boise National Forest consistent with the Intermountain Region’s policy for designators and fire emergency vehicle marking standards. The intent of the designator and emergency vehicle standard is to enhance emergency and daily operations through standard nomenclature, represent the Boise NF as a cohesive professional federal fire organization while retaining unit identity, and avoid miss-communications that can be associated with using a person’s last name. The use of designators is primarily for radio communication and emergency vehicle striping, and is intended to clearly identify a person’s working title within the Boise National Forest organization, associated NWCG qualification standards or Line Officer status. Supervisors Office Position Designator Name Location Forest Supervisor Supervisor 1 Cecilia Seesholtz Supervisors Office Deputy Forest Supervisor Supervisor 2 Tawnya Brummett Supervisors Office Forest FMO Chief 1 Bob Shindelar Supervisors Office Forest AFMO Chief 2 Steve Baran Supervisors Office Forest Fire Planner Chief 3 Tony DeMasters Supervisors Office Forest Fuels Planner Jones Ryan Jones Supervisors Office Forest Aviation Officer Marolf Doug Marolf Supervisors Office/BDC Forest Fire Training Officer Figgins Julia Figgins Supervisors Office Interagency Center Manager Leguineche Jill Leguineche Supervisors Office Centennial FMO Division 8 Mike Towers Supervisors Office Centennial AFMO Battalion 8 Vacant Supervisors Office Crew 8 Crew 8 Crew 8 Supervisor Captain 8 Blake Abbott Supervisors Office Crew 8 Assistant Supervisor 8A Jeff Brink Supervisors Office Crew 8 Squad Ldr 8B Andrew Marienberg Supervisors Office Crew 8 Squad Ldr 8C Vacant Supervisors Office Crew 9 Crew 9 Crew 9 Supervisor Captain 9 Preston Glaisyer Supervisors Office Crew 9 Assistant Supervisor 9A Sam Dufurrena Supervisors Office Crew 9 Squad Ldr 9B Taryn Robinson Supervisors Office Crew 9 Squad Ldr 9C Brian Theiler Supervisors Office


D-1 Mountain Home Ranger District Position Designator Name Location District Ranger Ranger 1 Stephaney Kerley Mtn. Home Office FMO Division 1 Mike Brady Mtn. Home Office AFMO-Suppression Battalion 1 Ryan Erne Mtn. Home Office AFMO-Fuels Battalion 14 Vacant Mtn. Home Office Fuels Tech Fuels 141 Michael Elles Mtn. Home Office Engine 411 Engine 411 Mtn. Home Engine SFEO Captain 411 Anthony Beauchaine Mtn. Home Office Mtn. Home Engine FEO Engineer 411 Andrew Geringer Mtn. Home Office Mtn. Home Engine AFEO Engine Operator 411 Vacant Mtn. Home Office Engine 412 Engine 412 Lucky Peak Engine SFEO Captain 412 Rob Smolczynski Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Engine FEO Engineer 412 Colby Bertalatto Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Engine AFEO Engine Operator 412 Cameron Stewart Lucky Peak Station Engine 413 Engine 413 Lester Creek Engine SFEO Captain 413 Joel Welch Lester Creek Station Lester Creek Engine FEO Engineer 413 Vacant Lester Creek Station Lester Creek Engine AFEO Engine Operator 413 Brian Gillespie Lester Creek Station Prevention Prevention Prevention 11 Terry Carrico Mtn. Home Office Prevention Patrol 12 Joseph Van Hoof Lester Creek Station Prevention Patrol 21 Chad Cline Lucky Peak Station Prevention Patrol 22 Zack Shively Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Helitack Helicopter

Superintendent 421 Jeremy Schwandt Lucky Peak Station

Lucky Peak Helitack Captain 421A Greg Smith Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Helitack Captain 421B Colby Richmond Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Helitack Squad 421C Jose Munguia Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Helitack Squad 421D Morgan Meserth Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Helitack Vehicle Heli-tender 421 Lucky Peak Station Lucky Peak Fuel Truck LP Fuel Truck 421 Lucky Peak Station D-3 Idaho City Ranger District District Ranger Ranger 3 Brant Peterson Idaho City Office FMO Division 3 Chris Boldman Idaho City Office AFMO-Suppression Battalion 3 Quincy Chung Idaho City Office AFMO-Fuels Battalion 34 Allyn Spanfellner Idaho City Office Fuels Tech Fuels 341 Ed Hunt Idaho City Office Engine 431 Engine 341 Idaho City Engine SFEO Captain 431 Ryan Green Idaho City Station Idaho City Engine FEO Engineer 431 CJ Carter Idaho City Station Idaho City Engine AFEO Engine Operator 341 Ben Winkler Idaho City Station Crew 3 Crew 3 Crew 3 Supervisor Captain 3 David McCarville Idaho City Station Crew 3 Asst. Supervisor 3A Tyler Andrew Idaho City Station Crew 3 Squad Ldr 3B Dan Smith Idaho City Station Crew 3 Squad Ldr 3C Chris Trotter Idaho City Station


Prevention Prevention Patrol 32 Chris Hightower Idaho City Station Prevention Patrol 31 Martin Ward Idaho City Station Idaho City Hotshots Crew 2 Hotshot Superintendent Superintendent 2 Brian Cardoza Idaho City Station ICIHC Captain Captain 2A Randy Lamb Idaho City Station ICIHC Captain Captain 2B Steve Traverso Idaho City Station ICIHC Squad Ldr Squad 2C Todd Wanner Idaho City Station ICIHC Squad Ldr Squad 2D Guy Dodson Idaho City Station D-4 Cascade Ranger District District Ranger Ranger 4 Jake Strohmyer Cascade Office FMO Division 4 Josh Warden Cascade Office AFMO-Suppression Battalion 4 Patrick Morgan Cascade Office AFMO-Fuels Battalion 44 Jim Bishop Cascade Office Fuels Tech Fuels 441 Tim Dulhanty Cascade Office Crew 41 Crew 41 Crew 41 Supervisor Captain 41 Rory Anderton Cascade Office Crew 41 Assistant Supervisor 41A David Nelson Cascade Office Crew 41 Squad Ldr 41B Shane Kelly Cascade Office Engine 441 Engine 441 Cascade Engine SFEO Captain 441 James Brown Cascade Office Cascade Engine FEO Engineer 441 Matt Haupt Cascade Office Cascade Engine AFEO Engine Operator 441 Vacant Cascade Office Prevention Prevention Patrol 41 Kim Drake Cascade Office Prevention Prevention 42 Darcey Doyle Cascade Office D-5 Lowman Ranger District District Ranger Ranger 5 John Kidd Lowman Office FMO Division 5 Jason Butler Lowman Office AFMO –Suppression Battalion 5 Colin Good Lowman Office AFMO-Fuels Battalion 54 Ryan Shannahan Lowman Office Fuels Tech Fuels 541 Guy Blom Lowman Office Engine 451 Engine 451 Lowman Engine SFEO Captain 451 Coulter Stewart Lowman Station Lowman Engine FEO Engineer 451 Chris Knight Lowman Station Lowman Engine AFEO Engine Operator 451 Andy Wagner Lowman Station Crew 5 Crew 5 Crew 5 Supervisor Captain 5 Aaron Bell Elk Creek Station C 5 Assistant Supervisor 5A Nick Terrell Elk Creek Station C 5 Squad Ldr 5B Mike Wynkoop Elk Creek Station C 5 Squad Ldr 5C Andrew Nielsen Elk Creek Station Prevention Prevention Patrol 51 Chelsea Rounds Lowman Station Prevention Patrol 52 Jason Overfelt Lowman Station


D-6 Emmett Ranger District District Ranger Ranger 6 Richard Newton Emmett Office FMO Division 6 Josh Erickson Emmett Office AFMO-Suppression Battalion 6 Jason Sandusky Garden Valley Office AFMO-Fuels Battalion 64 Justin Yankey Emmett Office Fuels Tech Fuels 641 Tim Garity Emmett Office Engine 461 Engine 461 Garden Valley Engine SFEO Captain 461 Bryce Alexander Garden Valley Station Garden Valley Engine FEO Engineer 461 Vacant Garden Valley Station Garden Valley Engine AFEO Engine Operator 461 Vacant Garden Valley Station Prevention Prevention Patrol 61 Jessica Kearney-Reeves Garden Valley Station Prevention Prevention 62 Vacant Emmett Office Prevention Patrol 63 Joseph Lords Emmett Office Garden Valley Helitack Helicopter

Superintendent 422 Tom Moxham Garden Valley Station

Garden Valley Helitack Captain 422A Chad Walker Garden Valley Station Garden Valley Helitack Squad Ldr 422B Karl Briggs Garden Valley Station Garden Valley Helitack Squad Ldr 422C Donald Cook Garden Valley Station GV Helitack Vehicle Heli-tender 422 Garden Valley Station GV Fuel Truck GV Fuel Truck 422 Garden Valley Station Boise Hotshots Crew 7 Garden Valley Station BIHC Superintendent Superintendent 7 Deon Berner Garden Valley Station BIHC Captain Captain 7A Dave Rogan Garden Valley Station BIHC Captain Captain 7B Tim Mason Garden Valley Station BHIC Squad Ldr Squad 7C Allison Lund Garden Valley Station BHIC Squad Ldr Squad 7D Jacob Harvey Garden Valley Station Chief – Equivalent to Fire Staff Officer, Forest FMO or Forest AFMO. Division Chief – Equivalent to FMO. The designator will be used to identify the FMO or, provided that the incumbent meets the minimum DIVS and ICT3 qualification. Currency is required (see PMS 310-1 pg 11 definition of ‘currency’). In the event that the incumbent does not meet the qualification criteria or loses currency, they will revert to a designator that recognizes their GS-11 status, but will not be designated as a Division Chief. Battalion Chief – Equivalent to district AFMO, fire or fuels. The incumbent must meet the minimum DIVS and/or ICT3 qualification. Currency is required (see PMS 310-1 pg 11 definition of ‘currency’). In the event that the incumbent does not meet these criteria, or loses currency, they will revert to a designator that recognizes their AFMO status, but will not be designated as a Battalion Chief. For example: Fuels-X4 (X signifying the District number). Engines – All Boise NF engines will follow Intermountain Region Fire Emergency Vehicle Markings standards. Example: ID-BOF-ENG-431, where ‘4’ designates the type, where ‘3’ designates Idaho City RD, and ‘1’ indicates the station identifier for that engine on that district.


Captain – Is a designator for Module Leaders, such as Engine Captain, Type 2 I.A. Crew Captain, or Hotshot Captain. Captains will only use their designator when they are away from their assigned module. At all other times they will use their module designator. Example: Captain-431 would use this designator when he is on the hill and is requesting something from Engine-431; or Captain-431 remained in station while Engine-431 is out doing project work… ie “Engine-431”, this is “Captain-431”. Engineer – Is the R-4 Engine Committee standard designator for the Assistant Captain on a wildland fire engine, ie Engineer-431. Prevention - A prevention unit consists of one Prevention Officer without pumping capability. Patrol - A patrol unit consists of a Type 6 or 7 engine with one firefighter. The minimum qualification for a Patrol Officer is FFT2. Note: To be utilized as a Type 6 or 7 engine on a wildfire, the staffing level must meet Redbook standards for personnel and qualification, and Fireline Handbook standards for equipment. Type 2 I.A. Crews - When on-forest, the Type 2 I.A. Crews will use their Crew-3, Crew-5, Crew 8 or Crew 9 designators. When off-forest on assignment, the Type 2 I.A. Crews will go by Boise NF Crew-3, 5, 8 or 9. When Crews breaks down into their 6 person squads for Initial Attack, they will use their designators indicating Crew and Squad identifiers as: Designator Assistants Squad Crew – 2 IHC Alpha Bravo Crew – 3 Charlie Crew – 5 Crew – 7 IHC Crew – 8 Crew – 9 Staffing (Forest Wide Resources) • Permanent Full Time: Approx 31 • Permanent Part Time: Approx 92 • Summer Seasonal: Approx 120 Numbers may vary due to vacancies.

Total: 243 Firefighters


Equipment: Equip. Call #: Type: Description: Engines: E-411 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Mt. Home Ranger District E-412 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Mt. Home Ranger District E-413 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Mt. Home Ranger District E-431 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Idaho City Ranger District E-441 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Cascade Ranger District E-451 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Lowman Ranger District E-461 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Emmett/Garden Valley Guard Station E-481 Type 4 4x4 750 gallons; Nampa Idaho Job Corp. Crews: Crew 2 Type 1 Interagency Hotshot 20 Person, Idaho City Ranger District Crew 7 Type 1 Interagency Hotshot 20 Person, Emmett/Garden Valley Ranger District Crew 3 Type 2IA Wildland Fire Module, 20-person; Idaho City Ranger District Crew 41 Wildland Fire Module, 10 person; Cascade Ranger District Crew 5 Type 2IA Wildland Fire Module, 20-person; Lowman Ranger District Crew 8 Type 2IA Wildland Fire Module, 20-person; Nampa Idaho Job Corp. Crew 9 Type 2IA Wildland Fire Module, 20-person; Nampa Idaho Job Corp. Helicopters: 3FH Type 1 Fire Hawk (Luck Peak Helibase) N316LH Type 2 Rappel Helicopter, 16-person; Mt Home Ranger District, Lucky Peak 64H Type 3 Helitack, 10-person, Emmett/Garden Valley Ranger District 5DS Air Attack AC 690 Air Tactical Aircraft w/ Air Tactical Group Supervisor *100 day contract for 2018; approx. July 1 – Sept. 30


Prevention: PV-11 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 50 gallons; Mt Home Ranger District PV-12 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Mt Home Ranger District PV-21 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Mt Home Ranger District PV-22 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Mt Home Ranger District PV-31 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Idaho City Ranger District PV-32 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Idaho City Ranger District PV-41 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Cascade Ranger District PV-42 Pick-up 4x4 Cascade Ranger District PV-51 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Lowman Ranger District PV-52 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Lowman Ranger District PV-61 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Emmett/Garden Valley Ranger District PV-62 Pick-up 4x4 Emmett/Garden Valley Ranger District PV-63 Type 7 Pumper Unit, 4x4 150 gallons; Emmett/Garden Valley Ranger District Other: Fire Warehouse N/A Misc. Firefighting Equipment; ability to support multiple Type 3/4/5 fires


24. Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program For eligible grant applicants to receive assistance under FMAGP, the Governor or the Governor’s Authorized Representative must request a fire management assistance declaration while the fire is burning out of control and threatens to become a major disaster. FEMA’s Recovery Division Director makes declarations on a 24-hour real-time basis. Declaration Eligibility determinations are based upon the following criteria:

• Threat to lives and improved property, including threats to critical infrastructure, and critical watershed areas;

• Availability of State and local firefighting resources; • High fire danger conditions; and • Potential for major economic impact.

The following entities are eligible as defined under Title 44 CFR part 204.41 to apply through a State grantee for a subgrant under an approved fire management assistance grant: State agencies; Local government; and Indian tribal governments. Entities that are not eligible to apply for a subgrant, such as privately owned entities and volunteer fire fighting organizations, may be reimbursed through a contract or compact with an eligible applicant for cost associated with the fire complex. Eligibility is contingent upon the finding that the applicant's resources were requested by the Incident Commander or comparable State official. The activities performed must be the legal responsibility of the applying entity, required as a result of the fire complex for which a fire management assistance declaration was approved, and located within the declared area.

24.1. FMAG Application Process Declarations operate on a 24-hour real-time basis and are frequently conducted over the telephone and with written follow-up.

• The local Incident Commander determines an FMAG request is warranted based on the above criteria. The Incident Commander obtains approval from the eligible, jurisdiction having authority to make a FMAG request.

• The local Incident Commander contacts ACEM and requests a fire management assistance declaration while the fire is burning out of control; a county disaster emergency declaration may also be requested.

• ACEM forwards the request to the Idaho Office of Emergency Management. • The Idaho Office of Emergency Management, acting as the Governor’s Authorized

Representative, submits request to the FEMA Regional Director or designated Regional Fire Duty Liaison.

• The Regional Director gathers State's information and forwards to the Under Secretary, or designee. The Under Secretary, or designee, approves or denies request and notifies the Idaho Office of Emergency Management.

• The Idaho Office of Emergency Management notifies ACEM. ACEM notifies Incident Commander.


24.2. FMAG Assistance FMAGP provides a 75% federal cost-share reimbursement to Grantees for actual costs. Before an initial FMAGP grant can be approved, eligible costs must meet or exceed the State’s annual fire cost threshold for an individual declared fire (greater of $100,000 or 5% x $1.43*x state population), or on a cumulative basis for all declared and undeclared fires (greater of $500,000, or 3 x 5% x $1.43* x state population) during the calendar year.

24.3. FMAG Eligible Work In order for work to be eligible for reimbursement, it must be associated with the declared fire and must have occurred within the approved incident period. Eligible work may include:

• Labor costs for overtime of permanent or reassigned state and local employees; regular time and overtime for temporary and contract employees hired to perform fire-related activities;

• Operation and maintenance of equipment used in eligible firefighting activities; • Equipment and supplies, including tools, materials, expended, or lost (less insurance

proceeds); • Personal comfort and safety items for firefighter health and safety; • Travel and per diem; • Field camps and meals in lieu of per diem. • Emergency work (evacuations and sheltering, police barricading, and traffic control); • Evacuations and sheltering, search and rescue; • State emergency operations center (when used as a Unified Command Center); • Mobilization and demobilization; • Mitigation, management, and control of declared fires burning on co-mingled Federal

land, when such costs are not reimbursable by another Federal agency; • Temporary repair of damage caused by firefighting activities; and • Pre-positioning of Federal and out-of-State resources for up to 21 days when used in

response to declared fire and approved by the Regional Director.


24.4. FMAG Decision Checklist FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT DECLARATION REQUEST

Fire Event Information INCIDENT FIRE: Name of Fire/Complex__________________________________________________________ County/State/Tribe_____________________________________________________________ Date Fire Started____________ Total Area Burned______________ Cause________________ EVALUATION FACTORS: Community Threatened/Population________________________________________________ Number Persons Evacuated____________ Mandatory____________ Voluntary____________ Number of Residences/Businesses Threatened_______________________________________ Threat to Facilities______________________________________________________________ (i.e., buildings, roads & bridges, infrastructure, utilities, recreation, equipment, etc.) Threat to Resources_____________________________________________________________ (i.e., watershed, irrigation, flood control, fishing streams & spawning sites, wildlife, environment resources, cultural resources, economic injury, etc.) Fire Proximity to Structures/Facilities_______________________________________________ Natural/Man-Made Barriers (i.e., rivers, roads, etc.)_______________________________________________ Number of Uncontrolled Large Fires in State (jurisdictions)_______________________________ Other Critical Considerations______________________________________________________ Fire Containment %_____________________________________________________________ PROGNOSIS: Weather Effects – winds______________ temperature _____________ humidity____________ Fire Behavior__________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ Indices________________________________ Fire Forecast Next Burn Period____________________________________________________ State & Local Burn Bans_________________________________________________________ Resources Committed___________________________________________________________ JURISDICTION: � On Federal Land � On State & Private Land � On Tribal Land


24.5. FMAG SUBGRANT Example Below is an example of an FMAG Subgrant Application. A form fillable PDF of the subgrant application can be found at: FEMA Form 089-0-24 Request for FMAG Subgrant

https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1460158978118-1fdd990d01aca11e8b59b03f321463af/FEMA_FORM_089-0-24.pdf


25. Acronyms and Definitions

25.1. Acronyms

ACEM Ada County Emergency Management ITD Idaho Transportation Department

ACHD Ada County Highway District JIC Joint Information Center

ACP Ada County Paramedics KFD Kuna Fire District

ACSO Ada County Sheriff's Office LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee

ARC American Red Cross MAC Multi-Agency Coordination (Group)

BFD Boise Fire Department MFD Meridian Fire Department

BIDC Boise Interagency Dispatch Center NFPA National Fire Protection Association

BLM Bureau of Land Management NIFC National Interagency Fire Center

BPD Boise Police Department NIMS National Incident Management System

BPW Boise Public Works NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric

CCC City Coordination Center Administration

CDHD Central District Health Department NWCG National Wildfire Coordination Group

CEO Chief Elected Official NWS National Weather Service

EAS Emergency Alert System PIA Post Incident Analysis

ESF Emergency Support Function PIO Public Information Officer

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency PL Public Law

IAP Incident Action Plan PPE Personal Protective Equipment

IC Incident Command SFD Star Fire District

ICS Incident Command System SOP Standard Operating Procedure

IDL Idaho Department of Lands USFS United States Forest Service

IMT Incident Management Team USC United States Code

IOEM Idaho Office of Emergency Management VA Veterans Administration

VRT Valley Regional Transit

WEA Wireless Emergency Alert


25.2. Definitions ACCESS CONTROL POINTS - Specified points of entry and exit to the controlled areas through which all personnel and equipment must pass. ADVISORY - Public statement issued by NWS used to inform or advise the public of meteorological events which do not meet ‘Warning’ criteria but are considered to have significant impact. BASE - That location at which the primary logistics functions are coordinated and administered. The Command Post may be co-located with the Base. Usually there is only one Base per incident, although for failure of a major dam on the Boise River there may be two. CITY COORDINATION CENTER (CCC) – A physical location at which a city may perform the following three primary roles in a disaster: 1.) Manage emergency response policy-level processes; 2.) Share information with emergency organizations and the public; 3.) Perform jurisdictional level emergency response and coordination activities. Each city within Ada County has a designated City Coordination Center. COMMAND POST - A facility established at a safe distance from an incident site where the Incident Commander, responders, and technical representatives can make response decisions, deploy personnel and equipment, maintain liaison with the media, and handle communications. CONTAINMENT - Completion of a line around a fire and any associated spot fires that can reasonably be expected to stop the fire’s spread. CONTROL - When an adequate line has been established completely around the perimeter of the fire and it no longer has a potential for additional destruction or for escaping under foreseeable conditions. The fire has reached the phase in which mop-up and patrol are the only activities required to extinguish the fire. DEMOBILIZATION - The release of incident personnel, apparatus and related equipment. EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM - Consists of broadcast stations and interconnecting facilities that have been authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate in a controlled manner during a war, state of public peril or disaster, or other emergency. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) - The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support domestic incident management activities normally takes place. An EOC may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a higher level of organization within a jurisdiction. The Ada County EOC is located in the basement at 7200 Barrister Drive in Boise.


EMERGENCY PLAN - A document developed to identify and catalog the elements required to respond to an emergency, to define responsibilities and specific tasks, and to serve as a response guide. EMERGENCY RESPONDER - Person affiliated with an emergency response agency that is dispatched to the scene upon notification of a wildfire incident. Emergency responders may be local, state, or federal personnel. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESFs) - Groupings of governmental and certain private sector capabilities into an organizational structure to provide support, resources, program implementation, and services that are most likely needed to save lives, protect property and the environment, restore essential services and critical infrastructure, and help victims and communities return to normal following domestic incidents. EXTENDED ATTACK - A wildfire that has not been contained or controlled by the initial attack forces and additional fire-fighting resources are arriving, en route, or being ordered by the incident commander. FIRE SHELTER - An aluminized tent offering protection by means of reflecting radiant heat and providing a volume of breathable air in a fire entrapment situation. FIRE SUPPRESSION - All the work of confining and extinguishing wildfires. FUEL BED - An array of fuels usually constructed with specific loading, depth and particle size to meet experimental requirements; also, commonly used to describe the fuel composition in natural settings. HAZARD - A situation that may result in death or injury to persons or damage to property. It includes the effects of flood, fire, hazardous materials etc. INCIDENT ACTION PLAN – Initially in verbal form and later as a written plan for the next operational period contains general control objectives reflecting the overall incident strategy and specific action plans to support incident objectives. When complete, the incident action plan will have a number of attachments. INCIDENT COMMAND POST (ICP) - The location from which the Incident Commander manages all incident operations. There is only one ICP for each incident or event. Every incident or event must have some form of an ICP. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM - A management tool designed so that diverse agencies can work together effectively during an emergency response. The system provides a structure for controlling personnel, facilities, equipment and communications. The Incident Command System can be established and expanded depending upon the changing conditions of an incident.


INCIDENT COMMANDER - The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources. The IC has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is responsible for the management of all incident operations at the incident site. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM - An Incident Management Team (IMT) is an incident command organization made up of command and general staff members and other appropriate personnel in an ICS organization and can be deployed or activated, as needed. INITIAL ATTACK - The control efforts taken by the first resources to arrive at the incident. JOINT INFORMATION CENTER (JIC) – A JIC is a collocated group of representatives from agencies and organizations involved in an event that are designated to handle public information needs. The JIC structure is designed to work equally well for large or small situations and can expand or contract to meet the needs of the incident. Under the ICS/UCS or MAC Group, the JIC is led by the Public Information Officer. LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC) - A committee created under the authority of the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security as required by Title III of SARA, to formulate a comprehensive emergency plan for its district. MAC-GROUP - A Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group is a panel of agency administrators or their representatives formed to facilitate collective agency administrator decisions that ensure efficient use of critical personnel and equipment. MOP UP - The act of making a fire safe after it is controlled, such as extinguishing or removing burning material along or near the control line, felling dead trees (snags), and trenching logs to prevent rolling. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – A system described by Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 that provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local, and tribal governments; the private sector and non-governmental organizations to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents regardless of cause, size or complexity. ON-SCENE - The total area that may be impacted by the effects of an extraordinary situation. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) - The basic protective equipment for wildfire suppression includes a helmet, protective footwear, fire shelter, goggles, gloves, and flame-resistant clothing.


PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER- The person responsible for the transfer of information to other agencies, the public, and/or the news media during the response phase of an incident. The Public Information Officer may be the Incident Commander or a designee of the Incident Commander. In some Federal agencies this person is known as the Public Affairs Officer, tasked with similar duties. RED FLAG WARNING - National Weather Service weather advisory issued when there is imminent danger of severe fire weather. These events stand a relatively high probability of occurring. Usually the fire danger is in the high to extreme category REHAB - The rest and rehabilitation of all members operating at the scene. Provisions shall include: medical evaluation, treatment and monitoring, food and fluid replenishment, mental rest, and relief from extreme climatic conditions and other environmental parameters of the incident. The rehabilitation shall include the provision of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the Basic Life Support (BLS) level or higher. RESOURCES - All personnel and major items of equipment that are available, or potentially available, for assignment to incidents. RESPONSE - The efforts to minimize the hazards created by an emergency by protecting people, the environment, and property and returning the scene to normal pre-emergency conditions. SIZE UP - The observation and evaluation of existing factors that are used to develop objectives, strategy, and tactics for fire suppression. SPECIAL INTEREST AREAS - Areas established and managed for their unique special feature. They include geological, historical, and archaeological areas of interest; habitats of threatened or endangered species; and other memorable features. SPECIAL POPULATIONS - Concentrations of people in one area or building for a particular purpose or in special circumstances (for example deaf, handicapped, homebound persons; schools; hospitals; nursing homes; orphanages; shopping centers; etc.). STAGING AREA - That location where personnel and equipment are assigned on a three-minute available status. STATE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER -The communications center for Idaho State government. The Communications Center can be reached by calling 1 800 632 8000. STRATEGY - The science and art of command as applied to overall planning and conduct of an incident.


TACTICS - Deploying and directing resources on an incident to accomplish the objectives designated by strategy. TOPOGRAPHY - The configuration of a land surface, including its relief and the position of its natural and man-made features. UNIFIED COMMAND - Unified Command (UC) is composed of designated agency officials representing different legal authorities and functional areas of responsibility. UC uses a collaborative process to jointly determine objectives, priorities and a single Incident Action Plan. One member of UC is designated as spokesperson. WILDFIRE - An unplanned and unwanted fire requiring suppression action; an uncontrolled fire. These fires can threaten structures or other improvements. VULNERABILITY - Susceptibility of life, property, or the environment to damage if a hazard manifests its potential.


25.3. ESF Definitions The information below describes the ESF positions listed in the wildfire plan that may be activated according to the City and County EOPs. Until an ESF is activated, the responsibility of that position falls to the appropriate ICS Section Chief, CCC or EOC Manager. Transportation (ESF # 1A and 1B): The ESF 1 Transportation positions provide coordination for all aspects of transportation-related support as it relates to an incident. This includes support for evacuation, coordination, and prioritization for transportation-related infrastructure; restoration and equipment support; and coordination for the movement of large numbers of people from point to point. ESF 1A manages the infrastructure issues and ESF 1B facilitates the movement of people. Communications (ESF # 2): The ESF 2 Communications position supports a variety of communications functions within the jurisdiction. These functions may include radio systems, telephone, computer networks, satellite communications, and critical data links. Public Works and Engineering (ESF # 3): The ESF 3 Public Works and Engineering position provides coordination for engineering and public works support services. These tasks include (but are not limited to) engineering evaluations for infrastructure, damage assessments, repair of essential services, planning, and repair and restoration of sewer and water services. Firefighting (ESF # 4): The ESF 4 Firefighting position coordinates all firefighting activities within the jurisdiction in response to an incident or event. Activities may include operational coordination of fire department assets, route alerting, coordination with evacuation, and the tracking of incident-specific equipment and needs. Emergency Management (ESF # 5): The ESF 5 Emergency Management position coordinates the collection, analysis, and distribution of information pertaining to a potential or actual emergency or disaster in an attempt to enhance preparedness, response, and/or recovery. In addition, the role of the ESF 5 position is to support and coordinate field response units prior to, during, and following an incident. Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services (ESF # 6): The ESF 6 Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services position supports the delivery of programs that provide sheltering, feeding, and emergency aid distribution following an incident. The position supports both the residential population impacted by the disaster and also the first responders mobilized to support the disaster response.


Health/Medical (ESF # 8A and 8B): The ESF 8 Health/Medical positions support the health and medical assistance functions for residents and responders within the jurisdiction. Assistance may include medical care, disease prevention, and psychological support. ESF 8A is responsible for public health and ESF 8B provides emergency medical services. Urban Search and Rescue (ESF # 9): The ESF 9 Urban Search and Rescue position supports the search and rescue functions in all phases of emergency management in response to all hazards throughout a jurisdiction. Oil and Hazardous Materials Response (ESF # 10): The ESF 10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response position provides coordination for the management of any emergent hazardous materials spill and/or any other unanticipated release of product. Public Safety and Security (ESF # 13): The ESF 13 Public Safety and Security position provides coordination and support for law enforcement, public safety, and security resources. External Affairs (ESF #15) The ESF 15 External Affairs position coordinates the release of public information in an effort to minimize the loss of life and property before, during, and after an incident. This position coordinates with the public information officers in the county, cities and private agencies through the Joint Information Center.

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Ada County Wildfire Response Plan...Wildfire incidents can endanger human life, cause extensive property damage and result in significant harm to the environment. . This Wildfire Plan